If you keep up with the news in herpetology (we're sure you already knew this, but herpetology is the study of reptiles and amphibians), you might learn, every so often, about the discovery of a new ...

The eastern glass lizard is often mistaken for a snake. So you’ve got your hoe ready to whack off the head of a snake you found in your yard — but you should probably think twice. It might not be a ...

Reptile eggs are an interesting area of study, but what makes the distinction between snakes and lizards regarding their eggs ...

Q. We found a snake in our yard in Charleston, but have been unable to identify it from pictures in a field guide or on the web. Is it an exotic species? A. I get this query every year and send the ...

Australian major skinks possess a remarkable natural immunity to potent snake neurotoxins, achieved through a mutation in their nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. This genetic adaptation, mirroring ...

This ancient, leg-bearing snake is rewriting the story of how serpents slithered, and sometimes walked, their way through ...

A strange Jurassic lizard discovered on Scotland’s Isle of Skye is shaking up what we know about snake evolution. Named Breugnathair elgolensis, the “false snake of Elgol” combined hook-like, ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A little Saharan lizard "swims" through desert sands by undulating its body in a series of ...