High up in the mountains of Colombia, a scaly creature balanced its 2-foot-long body on a branch. The predator had its red eyes on its next meal. But other sets of eyes were watching it, too. Nearby ...

The vipers were born Oct. 11, the zoo said via its X account. Eyelash pit vipers are known for their signature “eyelash” scales — a unique evolutionary feature that helps them survive in their habitat ...

As the last rays of sunlight slipped below the horizon, a “secretive” creature began moving around a cave in Thailand. The colorful animal searched the rocky area for a meal. But it wasn’t the only ...

A growing number of people in China are purchasing Indonesian venomous pit vipers as pets, the same species of snake as Zootopia 2's Gary De'Snake character, played by Key Huy Quan A 21-year-old man ...

Scientists found a scaly animal with “cryptic” coloring in mangroves of Myanmar and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo shows a representative mangrove forest. Photo from cansa studio via ...

Two recently-arrived Mangshan pit vipers, one of the world’s rarest and most colorful species of snake, are just a subway ride away in the Bronx. The new hatchlings were born this past Aug. 7 at the ...

Scientists found a “secretive” and “aggressive” animal lurking in a cave in Thailand and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from P. Pawangkhanant via Idiiatullina, Pawangkhanant, ...