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Indian crocodiles seen saving dog from feral pack attack, but scientists divided over what it means
Crocodiles appeared to rescue a dog that had been chased into a river, and scientists said this unusual behavior could indicate empathy — but others are skeptical.
Snake choking on invasive fish the size of its head saved by scientist
A snake in France had a lucky escape after attempting to eat a fish with a spiny dorsal fin that had gotten lodged into the reptile's esophagus.
Florida alligator weighing over 900 pounds could have been 90 years old when caught
The enormous alligator was over 13 feet long and weighed 920 pounds — the second heaviest ever to be caught in Florida.
Ancient sea monsters grew their long necks super fast after Great Dying by adding more vertebrae
Some of these aquatic reptiles of the dinosaur era had dozens of individual bones running down their long necks.
Move over, python — this tiny snake holds the record for swallowing the largest prey whole relative to body size
The Gans' egg-eater, an African snake, can swallow eggs whole despite its small size.
800-pound alligator is the longest ever caught in Mississippi
The gigantic animal measured 14 feet and 3 inches long, beating the previous record for the longest alligator caught by permitted hunters by more than 2 inches.
Cassius, the world's largest captive crocodile, could be even bigger than we thought
No one has measured Cassius since 2011, which is when the saltwater giant was awarded the Guinness World Record for the world's largest living crocodile in captivity.
Crocodiles are drawn to the wails of crying human babies and infant primates
Nile crocodiles seemed to respond more strongly to intense crying from human and ape infants, compared to calmer, quiet cries.
Long-held myth says Hurricane Andrew sparked Florida's Burmese python problem. Is it true?
The 1992 storm destroyed a python breeding facility, potentially setting hundreds of pythons free. But it's likely the invasive species had gained a foothold in the Everglades long before the hurricane hit.
