The New England Aquarium has two surprising new residents: a pair of baby green anacondas. It isn’t the species that makes this birth unusual, it’s the setting. The little snakes were born to a mom ...

Many of us know snakes are ectothermic reptiles that regulate their body temperature behaviorally by using shade, burrows, warm rocks, and even metabolic heat from digestion. But not everyone is aware ...

The Milwaukee County Zoo has introduced lots of baby animals to visitors over the past year. But the zoo's newest may not seem quite as cute to some people. It is impressive, though. Olive, a ...

A giant anaconda has been found dead in the Brazilian Amazon, possibly killed by a gunshot wound, according to a Dutch researcher who studies snakes and recently helped discover a giant anaconda that ...

It turns out the world's heaviest snake isn't quite what it seems. During the filming of an upcoming National Geographic series, it was discovered that the green anaconda is actually two genetically ...

Professor Bryan G. Fry is a National Geographic Explorer and has previously received funding as part of this role. The green anaconda has long been considered one of the Amazon’s most formidable and ...