Optical illusions are mind-bending images that trick the human mind. Therefore, the basic premise of an optical illusion is ...

Residents wrangled a snake they found hiding inside an airconditioning unit of a home. Footage shows a father using a stick to lure the 1ft reptile from the window-type aircon in Leyte, the ...

The new species “was recorded at relatively low elevations; the surrounding habitat consists of lowland mixed with semi-deciduous monsoon tropical forests,” researchers said. “The new species is ...

They are nocturnal; they probably eat “frogs and snakes,” and they live in the forest. A Lycodon poyarkovi, or Poyarkov’s big-tooth snake. Photo from T.Q. Phan via Van Nguyen and Vogel (2025) Want to ...

They should have never been denied protection in the first place.” Southern hognose snakes live in the longleaf pine ecosystem, a fire-dependent forest habitat that once covered 92 million acres in ...

Rattlesnakes employ impressive survival tactics during forest fires by seeking shelter in underground burrows or crevices.

“This method increases the time window available for biologists to detect snakes in their natural habitats,” said lead author Leah Samuels of the USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research ...

The location falls under the Latehar forest division ... "We suspect the elephant might have encountered a venomous snake while trying to grab it with her trunk, resulting in a fatal bite ...