Latest about Reptiles
Enormous Burmese python killed in Florida Everglades was about to lay 60 eggs
Invasive pythons across the state are about to start laying their eggs after spring's mating season, with the 16-foot (5 meter) female caught being no exception.
Watch 2 giant, highly venomous black mambas fighting in someone's backyard
The 2 male black mambas, both over 8 feet (2.4 meters) long, were wrapped around each other and wrestling over a female during mating season.
120-year-old Cassius is pushing limit of crocodile longevity — and he's got 'years to come,' expert says
The ancient, 18-foot-long crocodile — the world's largest living in captivity — is healthy but occasionally displays signs of trauma from his troubled youth in the wild.
1st gene-edited snakes use mysterious 'Turing patterns' to achieve near-perfect hexagonal scales
Scientists used CRISPR editing to make the world's 1st genetically modified snakes, giving new insight into how the reptiles develop their patterned scales
World's largest captive croc turns 120, giving scientists 'serious knowledge on longevity'
Researchers captured Cassius in 1984 because the "big old gnarly crocodile" was causing trouble on a cattle farm, and ferried him to Green Island, Australia, where he still lives today.
Crocodile murder mystery deepens following discovery of 2nd corpse with 'fileted' head
An anonymous person allegedly told a wildlife tour operator who was very fond of the crocodile "Lizzie" that the killing was a way of proving that humans, not crocodiles, are the apex predator.
'Virgin birth' recorded in crocodile for 1st time ever
The American crocodile had been isolated in a reptile park enclosure for 16 years when she laid a clutch of eggs.
Man survives crocodile attack by prying its jaws off his head. How did he escape such a powerful bite?
In Australia, a man recently survived a crocodile attack. An expert explains how the man likely escaped.
