reptiles

February 6th 2026

Cold Stunned Iguanas Are Rounded Up In Miami, As Cold Weather Continues In Florida

Iguanas Fell From Trees During Florida Cold Snap—and the Numbers Are Staggering

Government and private pest control services have collected roughly 8,000 frozen iguanas from across the state.

Conservation Gayoung Lee Feb 6

October 22nd 2025

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Scientists Have Cracked the Mystery of Snake Pee

Reptiles produce crystal "pee," which, in humans, would cause gout or kidney stones. But this seems to be working out great for them.

Biology Gayoung Lee Oct 22

July 24th 2025

Adorable Triassic Reptile Used its Freaky Back Fin to Communicate

By revisiting a fossil unearthed decades ago, paleontologists identified a new type of modified skin jutting out from the reptile’s back like a fan.

Biology Gayoung Lee Jul 24

May 14th 2025

An artist's reconstruction of the responsible reptile.

355-Million-Year-Old Footprints Just Rewrote Reptilian History

Fossilized footprints from Australia are forcing paleontologists to rethink the tetrapod family tree.

Biology Isaac Schultz May 14

March 17th 2025

A Fijian crested iguana (Brachylophus vitiensis).

Iguanas Pulled Off ‘Crazy’ Record-Breaking Ocean Voyage, Scientists Say

The trek—from the North American desert to Fiji—now represents the longest known migration of any terrestrial animal.

Biology Isaac Schultz Mar 17

January 14th 2025

Scientists Suspect Newly Discovered Mosasaur Fossil Is a Forgery

Researchers are calling for CT scans to confirm the authenticity of a Cretaceous period fossil that led to the identification of a new mosasaur species.

Biology Margherita Bassi Jan 14

July 25th 2024

Iron Coating on Komodo Dragon Teeth Sets Them Apart as the Most Metal Lizards

If Komodo dragons weren't terrifying enough already, researchers accidentally discovered that their razor sharp, serrated teeth are coated in metal.

Biology Adam Kovac Jul 25

July 17th 2024

A Project RattleCam image shows a large group of snakes.

Livestream Offers a Close-Up View of Thousands of Rattlesnakes in a ‘Mega Den’

The feed is part of an effort to educate people about rattlesnake behavior and their importance to the ecosystem.

Biology Adam Kovac Jul 17

April 21st 2023

Sea Level Rise Will Wash Away Sea Turtle Breeding Grounds

Critical sea turtle breeding locations are at risk of flooding, and soon.

Conservation Angely Mercado Apr 21

August 4th 2022

Florida’s Hot-Hot Summers Have Turned All the Baby Sea Turtles Female

Sand temperature determines if a new sea turtle hatchling is a male or female.

Conservation Angely Mercado Aug 4

June 9th 2022

Photo: Courtesy of the Galápagos Conservancy

‘Extinct’ Giant Tortoise Was Just Chilling on an Island

A DNA analysis of a tortoise named Fernanda confirms she is closely related to an animal last spotted in the wild in 1906.

Biology Isaac Schultz Jun 9

April 19th 2022

Puerto Ricans Are Protesting to Protect Their Beaches

Island residents say wealthy newcomers are threating wildlife and making it harder to access public shores.

Environmental Justice Angely Mercado Apr 19

March 11th 2022

Photo: James Gibbs, Galápagos Conservancy

Giant Tortoises on Galápagos Island Aren’t What They Appear to Be

More than 8,000 tortoises live on San Cristóbal. New DNA evidence suggests they’ve been mislabeled for a century.

Biology George Dvorsky Mar 11

August 23rd 2021

Giant Tortoise Caught on Video Hunting and Killing a Bird

A biologist described the attack as "very, very strange, and totally different from normal tortoise behavior.”

Biology Isaac Schultz Aug 23

August 2nd 2021

Baby Turtles Are Eating a Disturbing Amount of Plastic

A new report finds turtles in the Pacific and Indian Oceans are accidentally consuming waterborne plastic pollution.

Conservation Isaac Schultz Aug 2

May 28th 2021

A Giant Galapagos Tortoise Species Thought Extinct for a Century Lives

Researchers in Ecuador have found a long lost friend. This week, government officials and conservation associations confirmed that a giant tortoise found three years ago belongs to a species that was previously thought extinct for a century. “Hope is intact” for the species, the country’s head of the Ministry of the Environment and Water, Gustavo…

Conservation Dharna Noor May 28

May 6th 2021

Photo: Gustavo Stahelin, UCF MTRG; Permit number NMFS - 19508

Researchers Discover Peaceful Turtle Playground in the Sargasso Sea

Off the coast of Florida lie marigold meadows floating in the ocean; they’re trails of sargassum, a seaweed that bobs on the surface of the water. Amid those frilly ocean mats, young sea turtles grow up, learning about life in an oasis protected from predators. In 2012, a research team scooped up 21 newly hatched…

Earther Isaac Schultz May 6

March 22nd 2021

Florida Bans Sale of Invasive Reptiles as Iguanas and Snakes Take Over

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is clamping down on invasive reptiles, making it illegal for Floridians to breed or sell these problematic creatures except in special circumstances. In an effort to protect local ecology, economy, and human health, the state is making it illegal for Floridians to breed or sell such animals as…

Biology George Dvorsky Mar 22

March 18th 2021

Scientists Don’t Know Why All These Sea Creatures Are Swimming in Circles

Marine researchers in Japan and elsewhere have discovered yet another enigma of the aquatic world. In a new paper out Thursday, they detail their finding that various species of large sea animals, from turtles to sharks to seals, swim in circles for no clear reason. This circling could have several purposes for the animals, such…

Biology Ed Cara Mar 18

February 16th 2021

Thousands of Stunned Sea Turtles Are Being Rescued From the Texas Freeze

The abnormally cold temperatures in Texas aren’t just affecting people. They’re also causing sea turtles to freeze up in the ocean, leaving volunteers scrambling around-the-clock to save thousands of the creatures washing up on the Gulf Coast. Each year, volunteers can expect to rescue some turtles through a few cold snaps, but this year is…

Earther Molly Taft Feb 16

reptiles

Iguanas Fell From Trees During Florida Cold Snap—and the Numbers Are Staggering

Scientists Have Cracked the Mystery of Snake Pee

Adorable Triassic Reptile Used its Freaky Back Fin to Communicate

355-Million-Year-Old Footprints Just Rewrote Reptilian History

Iguanas Pulled Off ‘Crazy’ Record-Breaking Ocean Voyage, Scientists Say

Scientists Suspect Newly Discovered Mosasaur Fossil Is a Forgery

Iron Coating on Komodo Dragon Teeth Sets Them Apart as the Most Metal Lizards

Livestream Offers a Close-Up View of Thousands of Rattlesnakes in a ‘Mega Den’

Sea Level Rise Will Wash Away Sea Turtle Breeding Grounds

Florida’s Hot-Hot Summers Have Turned All the Baby Sea Turtles Female

‘Extinct’ Giant Tortoise Was Just Chilling on an Island

Puerto Ricans Are Protesting to Protect Their Beaches

Giant Tortoises on Galápagos Island Aren’t What They Appear to Be

Giant Tortoise Caught on Video Hunting and Killing a Bird

Baby Turtles Are Eating a Disturbing Amount of Plastic

A Giant Galapagos Tortoise Species Thought Extinct for a Century Lives

Researchers Discover Peaceful Turtle Playground in the Sargasso Sea

Florida Bans Sale of Invasive Reptiles as Iguanas and Snakes Take Over

Scientists Don’t Know Why All These Sea Creatures Are Swimming in Circles

Thousands of Stunned Sea Turtles Are Being Rescued From the Texas Freeze

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