From metaphors for our behavior to demonstrations of our superior status, we use animals to help define ourselves.

A large alligator nicknamed 'Godzilla' was caught on video dragging an enormous Burmese python through the water in the ...

A woman is receiving treatment for suspected snake bites after a deadly, venomous, Eastern brown snake became 'completely ...

Female praying mantises are notorious for eating their mates during or after sex. Now, scientists have discovered a dwarf ...

A University of Florida study found that snake bites in the state are an understudied but avoidable risk. Most venomous snake bites in Florida occurred when people, primarily men, intentionally ...

Friends fishing for walleye in northeast Iowa stumbled upon an epic lunch battle between two snakes this month. Adam Maas and Chris Valentine were at the Massey Marina in Dubuque County when they saw ...

From copperheads and water moccasins to pigmy rattlesnakes, Georgia is home to 47 different species of snakes. Some can grow as long or longer than a full-sized man. But here's what to know about the ...

Scientists found a 1-foot-long predator with “enlarged” yellow eyes in the bushes of a mountain in China and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Getty/iStockphoto In the mountains of ...

Scientists found a 1-foot-long predator with yellow eyes in China and discovered a “cryptic” new species, a study said and photo shows. Photo from Getty / iStockphoto Under the cover of darkness, a ...

As game development costs balloon beyond figures that mere mortals can comprehend, studios look at their existing libraries for surefire ways to guarantee game sales. For Konami, returning to one of ...