Coral and king snakes, though visually similar with their vibrant colors, exhibit distinct survival strategies. Coral snakes ...

Lizards often resemble mythical creatures found in fairy tales. Read this to learn about lizards that look like dragons.

Leo Carrillo State Park offers not only 1.5 miles of beach but also a stunning hike that is the perfect way to start a day of ...

In a woodland of southern Africa, a clawed creature with “large” black eyes tucked itself under a rock and waited. Something about the hiding place caught the attention of nearby scientists searching ...

It has a “large” head with a ... brown and creamy yellow blotches. Its stomach is paler. A close-up photo shows a Nucras margaritae, or Margarita’s scrub lizard. Photo from M.

Sky blue, ocean blue, blueberries, my eyes! Despite seeing blue all around us, blue is actually the least common color in nature. Many of the things we see that seem to be blue just look blue, vs.

If you see a large, intimidating gray and yellow lizard, it’s probably a Nile monitor. They eat anything from bugs to iguanas, and state wildlife officials think they’re a problem.