There is a story that during British rule of India, colonial officials became concerned about poisonous cobras in the city of ...

After a century of decreased sightings, reports of a long-necked water monster the size of a hippopotamus are once again rising. What gives?

Pete Muller/Magnum Foundation/Prime Nir Kalron contemplates the evening on his way by dugout canoe from Congo into the Central ... forest gorillas and poisonous snakes infesting the water.

In early April, extreme rainfall and flooding in and around Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, killed at least 33 people. Such catastrophic rainfall events are predicted to ...

Scientists recently split the king cobra into four separate species — as if one wasn’t terrifying enough. Here’s what these ...

Arizona has 13 species of rattlesnakes and one coral snake species. Snakes are most active from March to October. Rattlesnakes have distinct features like a triangular head and vertical pupils.

Indonesia’s efforts to ensure its commodity exports are free of deforestation are ramping up as the European Union ...

As such, you might be seeing more and more wildlife, like snakes and other critters, around your yard. One of the telltale signs that you may have snakes in your garden is the sight of snake holes.

Narellan Snake Catchers in Australia relocated the eastern brown snake from the Sydney home Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has ...