Scientists have stumbled upon a previously undiscovered species of venomous snake, but warned it could already be at risk of extinction. The new subspecies of bandy-bandy, a family of burrowing snakes ...

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Cockatours guide and ecologist Brian Ross received confirmation this week that a black and white striped snake he found with a tour group near Bamaga in August was, in fact, the newest species of ...

A deadly new breed of venomous snake has been discovered in Australia, after researchers stumbled upon the lethal reptile hiding in plain sight. Bryan Fry, from the University of Queensland, was ...

Scientists searching for sea snakes never expected to stumble across this find. In a chance discovery, a team of biologists were returning from a sea snake research mission when they found a new ...

Australia is renowned for its array of deadly creatures, but the latest one to be discovered could already be facing extinction. The sight of a Sydney funnel-web spider is enough to spread fear ...

Almost standing up and using its colour to disrupt vision is the way the Central Australian Bandy Bandy snake chooses to deter predators. Loading... According to researchers, the best time to catch a ...