A comprehensive new review paper reveals the staggering loss of biodiversity among island land snails globally. Lead author ...

Hidden deep in a once-ravaged mining site on a remote Pacific island, scientists uncovered a sleek, black-eyed creature ...

Off the coast of Brazil lies an island where snakes dominate every level of the ecosystem. Isolated for thousands of years, evolution pushed them into roles normally shared by many species. Their ...

Just 20 miles off Brazil’s southeastern coast lies one of the world’s most frightening and mysterious islands. Ilha da Queimada Grande may be small, but it is home to some truly dangerous residents ...

Some folks may say one good thing about the cold weather is no copperheads. That’s right, across much of South Carolina copperheads and other snakes have entered what’s called brumation. It’s when ...

A Rhode Island woman woke up to an atypical intruder in her home one evening. It wasn't a burglar, but a pet snake that a previous resident had lost months earlier. "It's something you just don't wake ...

The Lake Erie water snake was once on the endangered and threatened species list. It's native to Kelleys Island and North, Middle and South Bass Islands. The Lake Erie water snake can grow up to 3.5 ...

There are no venomous snakes that call Rhode Island home, but the bad news for people with ophidiophobia is there are snakes in Rhode Island that can grow to 8 feet long. There are 12 snakes native to ...

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (PIX11) — One Long Island family was in for a surprise when they found an unusual animal wandering around their home. Residents in Uniondale came across a 4 foot long snake slithering ...

The paramount chief of a volcanic island in Vanuatu said Thursday he was "very impressed" by a global court's declaration that countries must tackle climate change. The Barron's news department was ...