Most rattlesnakes gain their common names from their geographic distribution or some aspect of their physical appearance. A good example of the latter is the speckled rattlesnake (Crotalus mitchellii) ...

Denver Police promote adoption of a friendly Pit Bull named Root Beer within the city's breed-specific regulations.

Victor Gil Lazo, 53, has been accused of leaving a 5-month-old Pit bull in a sweltering car, resulting in its death.

West Virginia is home to 20 snakes, including the copperhead. Copperheads are known to bite more people than any other snake ...

A family of four and a dog are without a home due to a house fire in Phoenix. The 18-month-old animal, now named Violeta, was examined by the Oakland Zoo's Veterinary Hospital, where she was found ...

Winners and runners-up of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation's 2025 Environmental Photography Award revealed.

An ecotour in Suriname brings the rare opportunity to observe the larges venomous snake in the Western Hemisphere.

The sharp-nosed pit viper is a venomous snake species that belongs to the family Viperidae. It is also known as the Deinagkistrodon acutus and is common in East and Southeast Asia. The typical length ...

Elena—who was called "a viper" by the British ambassador in a letter to the late Queen—and her husband would go outside in the palace gardens to have any conversations because they were ...

The seals named Buffalo, Bonobo, Honey Badger, Pit Viper, Seal and Toucan have been ... charity every few days to provide treatment for the animals, it said. Evangelos Achilleos, the wildlife ...

Animals possess remarkable sensory abilities ... they can distinguish between different insect species mid-flight. Pit vipers and similar snake species possess heat-sensing pit organs located ...