Leatherback turtle Riptide stunned researchers after completing a rare 7,000-mile migration from Panama to the North Atlantic ...

When wildlife photographer Mark Lotterhand first hiked to the top of the mountains of the Taconic Trail just over the Connecticut border on a recent fall day, he was cautious. It was possible no ...

A zoo in England celebrated the arrival of rare but adorable reptiles. The Chester Zoo just hatched six tuataras, the zoo announced on its Facebook page. The tuatara, also known as the "living ...

A new species of snake was described from western Panama. First documented in 1977 by Dr. Charles Myers, a scientist studying amphibians and reptiles throughout Panama, it was only now that it got a ...

The species is secretive, aquatic, and often mistaken for dangerous reptiles, but it is harmless. Declines in the snake's population are tied to the loss of its preferred dietary needs (American eels) ...

The striking reptile, with its iridescent black or violet-blue scales, hasn't been seen in some areas of Florida since 1952 Pierson Hill and Kevin Enge/Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

A rare reptile with lineage dating back to the dinosaur age has been found nesting on the New Zealand mainland for the first time in about 200 years, officials said Friday. Four leathery, white eggs ...