A huge black snake was spotted by a visitor to Dartmoor on Sunday (March 9). The creature, a black adder, is the only ...

In fact, some of the most venomous snakes in the world live in the sea. For better or worse, most sea snakes only live in the Indian and Pacific Oceans and are rarely encountered off the coast of the ...

A Reddit user has discovered how 'lucky to be alive' they are after sharing an underwater photograph of them holding a shell ...

A venomous snake has been spotted in the North East, and wildlife experts have warned walkers and dog owners about the risks.

Snakes are often perceived as ground-dwelling creatures that slither their way through life. However, some snake species defy ...

Evolution has produced a steady stream of now-extinct terrifying creatures, but if they were around today, some could destroy ...

These unique snakes collaborate with others of their kind to overpower prey that would be difficult to capture alone. Although only a small number of species exhibit this behaviour, it sets them ...

These snakes are mostly diurnal and active during the day. Yes, a venomous snake can give a human or another animal something called a dry bite. This is a bite that doesn’t contain the venom it needs ...

Burmese pythons in Florida are the ultimate invasive swamp monster and have consumed a significant percentage of south ...

The sponge's branching limbs are covered in tiny, barbed hooks, which act like Velcro to capture passing prey, mainly copepods and other small crustaceans ...

Over the past week the wild seas on the West Coast have brought an influx of hazardous marine creatures to the shore, including highly venomous yellow-bellied sea snakes and toxic pufferfish.

Crucially, each idea feels properly realised, illuminated in sunny golds, sea blues and blood reds. Nebulae explodes into ...