A unique snake in Iran, the spider-tailed horned viper, has a tail that mimics a spider. This adaptation helps it lure birds ...

Although locals had long spoken about a snake with a “spider tail,” scientists only formally described the species in 2006 ...

Matilda’s Horned Viper Matilda’s horned viper lives in mountain forests and is one of the few horned snakes that don’t live in deserts. It has a noticeable green and black pattern and small horns ...

In 1968, a group of researchers, known as the Second Street Expedition, were exploring the Zagros Mountains in Western Iran, looking for new types of reptile and amphibian species. The came upon a ...

A hunter in the mountain of Iraq caught a black-tongued predator. Scientists identified it as a first-of-its-kind record, a study said. Photo from Getty / iStockphoto In the mountains of eastern Iraq, ...

While a new batch of lion cubs has stolen the spotlight during a recent baby boom at the San Antonio Zoo, four new hatches of snakes have slithered in under the radar. Craig Pelke, director of ...