Swallows live for up to 11 years and start breeding at 2 years of age. They are excellent fliers but often land in large groups on telephone poles etc. At the end of a day, they will fly in ever ...

A snake catcher from KZN was called by subcontractors working for an internet installation company after seeing a a large python snake in the fields while working.

Journey into prehistory as the article explores seven monstrous serpents that once ruled land and sea. From the colossal Titanoboa in ancient Colombia to the transitional form Eophis in England and ...

Scientists have pioneered a groundbreaking method to combat snake venom using newly designed proteins, offering hope for more ...

I don’t have anything that can eat me or my audience,’ says instructor Bonnie Cromwell of the numerous exotic critters she ...

Snake catchers are warning people not to pick up the reptiles after an uptick in call-outs in south-east Queensland ... "We are trained to handle them, and identification is a major thing ...

Frogs, lizards, snakes, spiders and other insect pests ... particularly in East Africa and South America. While regulations and border checks are in place, the sheer volume of cut flowers and ...

A Jan. 11 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows a large group of people singing, dancing and holding South African flags in an airport baggage claim. "South African firefighters landed ...

A Boaedon subniger, the new species of African house snake. Photo from Tomáš Mazuch The new species of African house snake is known from only one specimen, a roughly 10-inch long juvenile snake ...