Red snakes are perhaps the most visually stunning of these intriguing reptiles, drawing attention with vibrant shades of ...

Picture an animal that huddles up with others when stressed, babysits its young, hangs out around relatives, and gathers in big groups every year. Did you imagine a rattlesnake? For a long time, ...

Most shark bites in Florida are not deadly. However, there was an unfortunate 2010 attack where a 38-year-old Stuart man who ...

Marine iguanas were described as “imps of darkness” by naturalist Charles Darwin. Learn more in our expert guide by the ...

Cane toads secrete a toxin that can harm or even kill animals that lick, bite or eat them, including dogs and cats.

The world still holds its secrets. Hidden under wet rocks, in the ocean’s twilight crevices, and in the minutiae of the ...

Gus Van Sant’s return to feature films, a spate of January theater festivals, and Slick Rick’s homecoming concert.

After living briefly at a TV station in Mt. Pleasant, SC, in the 1950s, Susie Q the elephant worked in circuses across U.S.

Genna quickly lives up to its name, with Dek running afoul of numerous alien creatures within moments of crashing onto the ...

In this installment of William Broyles and Stephen Harrigan’s serialized novel, the powerful American vampire travels by ...

Just as slow and steady won the race between the tortoise and the hare, slow and deadly can also outwit the unwary. Many are ...

On a long low wall alongside the Liangshui river in Beijing, a trader has several small cages with tiny twittering birds.