Lizards are remarkable creatures, admired for their agility, vibrant colours, and unique defence strategies. One of their most fascinating abilities is autotomy, the self-amputation of the tail to ...

Think you found a snake? It might be a harmless glass lizard. Learn how to identify these unique legless creatures.

Most people know that lizards can drop their tails. Fewer people know what actually happens after that or how far the biology goes. The tail keeps twitching on the ground, distracting the predator.

The Outer Banks is a comfy fit for rattlesnakes, which like swimming in the surf, but the Cape Hatteras National Seashore is now alerting visitors to an even stranger “snake” found on North Carolina’s ...