Kentucky has a slew of snake species, but very few are venomous. Find out how to spot them before your next hike.

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Known to science as Dermatobia hominis, the human botfly can be found across Central and South America. A reasonably common ...

Veterinary Specialists of Birmingham has already seen dozens of snake bite cases this summer. Dr. Laura Alverson says they ...

While green isn’t an unusual color in nature, beautiful green animals are somewhat rare and exotic. Many green-colored animals, such as toads and various insects, have little to distinguish them ...

Snakes play a valuable role in maintaining pest populations. Most snakes you’ll see in your yard are more of a nuisance than ...

They bite, excrete acid, asphyxiate their prey and create huge super colonies that are hard to kill. What to know ...

The cordyceps species in "The Last of Us," Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, is real and does exactly what the show purports —just ...

The U.S. has closed its southern border again to livestock imports, saying that a flesh-eating parasite has moved further ...

An international research team led by Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU) and the Joint FAO/IAEA Center of Nuclear ...

The sacred yellow serpents of Asclepius, the porieas, symbolized healing, renewal, divine power in ancient Greek medical and ...

With glowing eyes and the ability to swallow cattle, even humans, this snake is both feared and admired. While fewer large anaconda sightings are reported, the legend persists.