PUDTOL, Apayao, Philippines — A critically endangered giant softshell turtle, considered as one of the world’s rarest freshwater turtles, has been discovered in a river in Apayao. The Cantor giant ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A long-snouted ichthyosaur fossil found on England’s Jurassic Coast fills a missing chapter in marine reptile evolution. (CREDIT: ...

In this slideshow, we take a look at some of the rarest snakes on Earth and explore what makes them so difficult to find in the wild. Almost all of the rarest snakes in the world have something in ...

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 ...

James Martin and the other eight members of his expedition to Antarctica are no strangers to hardship. They have camped out in freezing temperatures, endured week-long wind storms, and hiked across ...

An extremely rare reptile, considered sacred by many, died recently in Vietnam, bringing its species to the edge of extinction. The deceased creature was a Yangtze giant softshell turtle, ...

A snake in the garden–for many people, that’s initially a moment of shock. But in most cases, there’s no need to worry. Most native snakes are completely harmless, extremely shy, and usually disappear ...