Petco is offering holiday-themed gifts for pets, including advent calendars for dogs and cats. The Merry Makings Advent Calendar for Dogs contains 24 all-natural, ginger and cinnamon-flavored treats.

With more than 260 species and 1,000 animals, IguanaLand in Punta Gorda, Florida is making a name for itself with conservation and research efforts.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Amid the slew of bills moving through the California Legislature this week, one that slithered across Gov. Gavin ...

UNION COUNTY, Illinois — Around 35 species of snakes have shut down nearly three miles of a southern Illinois road to vehicles as their bi-annual migration peaks. Thousands of snakes, as well as other ...

A strange Jurassic lizard discovered on Scotland’s Isle of Skye is shaking up what we know about snake evolution. Named Breugnathair elgolensis, the “false snake of Elgol” combined hook-like, ...

It's a question worthy of Aesop's fables: "How did snake lose its legs?" The discovery of a bizarre, sharp-toothed new lizard from 167 million years ago may help scientists find the real answer.

When paleontologists only have so many clues to infer a fossil’s original form, it’s all too easy to make honest mistakes. Sometimes, supposedly reasonable assumptions set researchers on the wrong ...

The opening pages of the 1943 book The Little Prince recall how the narrator, as a child, once drew a picture not of a hat — as every adult insisted it was — but of a boa constrictor that had ...

There are a lot of ways to find your next furry companion, and sometimes fate seems to intervene so your paths cross at the exact right time. Whether you happened to stumble into a shelter or a friend ...

Alabama's lands are crawling with 49 species of snakes. Six are venomous, and the rest won't bother you. One snake stands out, not for its bite, but for its size. What is the longest snake in the ...

Petco Park was the place to be this season as the San Diego Padres set a new home record for both season attendance and the number of sellouts in 2025. (File photo by Chris Stone/Times of San Diego) ...

As the leaves turn to shades of orange and brown, a copperhead snake starts to blend perfectly into its habitat. These are one of four venomous snakes found in Texas alongside rattlesnakes, ...