Reptile Gardens has resumed its live alligator shows, offering educational demonstrations on behavior, habitats and safety ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Finding good data to determine trends in the exotic reptile ...

Reptiles have been growing armor in their skin on and off for hundreds of millions of years, but scientists never fully ...

“Charismatic megafauna” describes many people’s favorite animals: blue whales, giant pandas, elephants, penguins, and other large beasts of the natural world. Many of these animals are hunted to ...

While most reptiles are wild, many are kept as pets because of their reputation for being mysterious and exotic. Having an unconventional pet comes with its own concerns, though, that you'll need to ...

An extinct reptile’s oddly shaped chompers, fingers, and ear bones may tell us quite a bit about the resilience of life on Earth, according to a new study. In fact, paleontologists at Yale, Sam ...

Reptile sanctuary begins cleanup after fire kills 22 animals, displaces more than 140 in Des Moines ...

If you see a little orange guy crawling in the woods in West Virginia, it’s probably an eastern newt, the Mountain State’s ...