And it’s not just dogs—cannibalism is widespread in the animal kingdom ... adders (Bitis arietans); the African viper accounted for almost a third of the snake prey recorded.

Ukraine’s Security Service launched its largest drone operation yet, striking airbases deep inside Russia and damaging more ...

Like the Burmese python, the African snake is a constrictor. Lacking venom, it kills animals by encircling and literally squeezing the life out of them. The African rock python also has long ...

tortoises and snakes, and at least nine amphibians, for sale in Germany and other European countries. Most of these animals were native, and some endemic, to South Africa. Among the endemics were ...

African rock python: The snake species that hunt in groups African ... and riverine banks. Such an animal could survive under diverse conditions, such as grasslands or heavily forested regions.

This extraordinary sighting unfolded during Klaus's safari to the breathtaking Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in South Africa ... certainly have missed, two snakes! Their colors blended in with ...

The Bloemfontein Society for the Prevention of Cruelty for Animals were ... deadly rinkhals snakes there were also exotic hedgehogs and ferrets, a Nile crocodile, African bullfrogs, Iguanas ...

Jess Thomson is a Newsweek Science Reporter based in London UK. Her focus is reporting on science, technology and healthcare. She has covered weird animal behavior, space news and the impacts of ...

New research from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, has revealed ... that a large population of snakes might have on prey animals. By increasing their prey intake ...

Jim Harrison, co-director of the Kentucky Reptile Zoo, said he was bitten by a 'highly venomous' Jameson's mamba snake while working on an anti-venom project. He had to be put on a ventilator for two ...

"While Dingo was renowned for his involvement with snakes and other reptiles ... He was an ardent advocate for South African animals and emphasized the importance of creating a connection between ...