New Amazonian species has been crowned world's biggest snake. The emerald wonder of the Amazon rainforest just yielded a ...

Snakes come in all sizes today, from tiny thread snakes no longer than a pencil to green anacondas that rival small cars in ...

While other species downsized and died out across millennia the anaconda remains an Amazon giant. The Green Anaconda is the ...

A University of Cambridge-led team has analyzed giant anaconda fossils from South America to deduce that these tropical ...

Scientists are revealing how the Amazon tree boa's skin scales help it move and hunt in the rainforest. These scales have ...

Giant snakes are thriving and keeping ecosystems balanced. Recent online videos show these reptiles in various habitats. Beyond fear, curiosity is gro ...

When dolphins began washing up dead by the dozens on Lake Tefe in Brazil's Amazonas state, hydrologist Ayan Fleischmann was sent to find out why. What he and his colleagues discovered was startling: a ...

Lakes in the Amazon became hotter than the maximum temperature recommended for hot tubs as unprecedented heat and drought in 2023 turned them into “shallow, simmering basins,” according to a new study ...

Brazil, which is hosting the 30th U.N. Climate Change Conference this month, wants to show the world it’s a leader in safeguarding the planet. Its record tells a more complicated story. By Ana Ionova ...

Collectively, these Georgia rivers stretch more than 800 miles, and their waters are absolutely stocked with various snakes, according to WorldAtlas.

In the heart of the Amazon Basin, where the borders and cultures of Peru, Colombia and Brazil converge, a tiny, shape-shifting island has become the unlikely setting for a diplomatic tug of war. Santa ...