A captivating look at the process of incubating and successfully hatching more snakes in a controlled breeding setup.

The complex biology of ghrelin, the hunger hormone, has researchers wondering how its absence helps snakes last a long time with no food, if at all.

Animals face a constant battle to survive, not just by finding food but by avoiding becoming food themselves. Over millions of years, evolution has produced a vast range of defense strategies, from ...

Texas has some of the most lax exotic animal ownership laws in the country. Texas bans the ownership of lions, tigers, jaguars, cougars, leopards, and cheetahs, following enactment of the federal Big ...

As temperatures rise, snakes emerge. The Caldwell Zoo features East Texas’ common and venomous snakes and learn their ecosystem role.

Forty years ago, wood stork populations in Florida were plummeting. But federal and private efforts have made a dramatic difference, officials say.

When people think about invasive species, they often conjure images of large feral pigs or Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades wreaking havoc on the environment. They’re not necessarily wrong.

Other near universal welfare issues among small pets — which apply to our cats and dogs, too — include monotonous and unnatural diets, boredom, and lack of enrichment. Pierce said that handling can ...

The snake was the first found in the area and was donated to UTA’s Amphibian and Reptile Diversity Research Center.

Following Robert Irwin’s Dancing with the Stars win, he addressed rumors that he would be the next leading man on The Bachelor.

I grew up in the Maryland suburbs and spent much of my childhood in the woods. I would turn over rocks to find shiny ...