Reptiles

On Thursday morning, a colossus alligator was hit by a vehicle, causing injuries to the driver and killing the reptile.

"While their fear was real," said the ARL Animal Services rescue team, "the alligator, it turns out, was not."

Alligators are known cannibals who regularly kill younger reptiles, and stash their remains to feast on later.

Crocodiles have "very powerful tails" that enable the animals to push themselves out of the water, said expert Adam Britton.

When the red-bellied black snake was found, it was showing "zero signs of life" and was "not breathing."

The woman discovered the large snake while she was at Gregory Mill Park with her two children.

A Texas pitbull/boxer cross encountered a huge exotic lizard while walking outside on Sunday, leaving her with multiple wounds and injuries.

An Arizona resident claims to be out almost double the standard amount of money after having rattlesnakes removed from her house.

Viewers are in awe of the massive reptile, as captured in a viral clip posted to Facebook by Luke Vidal.

Equal parts terrifying and adorable, the video of two very happy alligators at The Reptile Zoo has gone viral.

The operation lasted for more than eight minutes, according to the catchers.

Stunned shoppers watched the Asian water monitor lizard invade the 7-Eleven, toppling shelves in its wake.

The snake was living behind an electrical outlet, along with several of her eggs. She has since been safely removed and brought to a new habitat.

Keeping an animal can be costly and time-consuming, but some are easier than others to look after.

Officials said that 10 of the baby tortoises found in a suitcase headed for mainland Ecuador had died.

"Dude, please just get off the car. Just jump off. Be a good little snake," Abbey Rostron can be heard in the now-viral videos.

Tova Ferris told Newsweek she had never seen "anything like this" before.

Snake catcher Luke Huntley said he was "lucky" to have seen the reptile in a beach town in Queensland, Australia.

"Snakes will often use pools for reasons such as helping shed their skin or ridding themselves of external parasites," an expert told Newsweek.

Intriguingly, researchers found that males of the species have "quite large" genitalia relative to their tiny size.

Burmese pythons are native to Southeast Asia but have become an invasive species in Florida.

"You're kidding me, that's incredible," a snake catcher said, remarking on the serpent's hiding abilities.

"It breaks our heart to lose these animals," Sam Haught, a co-owner of the attraction, said in a statement.

Brown snakes are considered to be among the most dangerous in the world.

The circle of life. As gruesome as it is, we just can't look away.

Watch it and you're going to want to dance, too.

The eastern brown snakes were found within an hour of each other.

The cat-eyed water snake has can defeat crabs four times its size.

Boonsong Plaikaew, 54, said she was "just doing my stuff," when the snake struck.

"I kept thinking I was going to die out there," one of the women involved said.