15th century imperial silk paintings hint that explorer’s voyages may have carried some unintended passengers, researchers ...

The Indian python faces extinction. Habitat loss and illegal trading are major threats. These snakes are also desired as ...

Elizabeth Bowen Visiting Cambodia some years ago, I came upon a band of musicians busking at the side of the road. The dozen ...

Brown rats are the undisputed winners of the real rat race.New research suggests that they crawled off ships arriving in North America earlier than previously thought and out-competed rodent ...

While the vast majority of Texas' snakes are completely harmless, about 15% are venomous, including rattlesnakes, ...

That’s why their average lifespan is much shorter. “In the wild, with food, water and shelter rats can live up to three years with a lot of luck. The Black rat lives up to a year and the Brown rat ...