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Do snakes have ears?
By Tyler Santora last updated
Snakes have anatomy that helps them hear, you just can't see it when they slither by.
Rare and deadly albino cobra slithers into house during intense rainstorm
By Harry Baker published
The white snake was safely captured by wildlife experts in India before being released back into the wild.
Largest freshwater turtle species doomed to extinction after last female washes up dead
By Harry Baker published
The known population of the Yangtze giant softshell turtle is now just two males. Experts said that if the female had survived, she could have "laid a hundred eggs or more a year."
Gigantic, 13-foot crocodile found with its head torn off on Australian beach
By Sascha Pare published
The beheading, which may have been motivated by a recent spate of crocodile attacks on humans, could spell trouble for the local ecosystem.
'Leonardo DiCaprio' snake with bright orange eyes discovered in Panama jungle
By Joshua A. Krisch published
Five species of previously unknown snakes with stunning eyes were discovered in jungle trees, and one was named after Leonardo DiCaprio. But mining threatens them all.
7 strange snake stories from 2022
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
It's no surprise that snakes have always been creepy.
Scientists finally discovered the snake clitoris, and they're 'very excited'
By Joanna Thompson published
For the first time, clitorises have been documented in nine different species of snakes from four families.
Ancient lizard with teeth like butcher knives 're-calibrates the whole shebang' of reptile evolution
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Despite being palm-size, this Triassic lizard had a vicious bite.
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