By Ed Stoddard JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Shedding their cold-blooded image, snakes emerge from a recent study as more caring creatures that protect their nests and remain with their young for a ...

I moved to Florida when I was 6 years old. I grew up catching toads and snakes and going fishing, and I just continued to ...

Reptiles are usually thought of as cold-blooded (an outdated term), simple animals that certainly don't care for their young.

Scientists have learned how their hearts stand up to the stress of mass digestion.

In a state known for its alligators, theme parks, and sun-seeking tourists of all stripes, Burmese pythons (Python bivittatus) are one unwelcome visitor.

A new study recently described how southern African pythons care for their young, offering the first evidence of maternal care in an egg-laying snake species. The mother python's muscular body ...

Deer, raccoons, possums and fox once flocked the area of the Everglades National Park in south Florida.