Researchers have solved Alaska's "snake worm" mystery after discovering a new species of fungus-eating fly whose juveniles band together and slither around like a long, gray serpent. The snake worm ...

This insect is so enormous, it was mistaken for a reptile. In late October, a concerned Midlothian, Virginia, resident spotted a strange “snake” measuring roughly 10 to 12 inches long with a head ...

Crazy snake worms are slithering into gardens across New England, and they mean big trouble, experts say. Yes, that’s their real name. (Their scientific name is Amynthas agrestis.) The gray worms, ...

Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have made major headway in understanding a strange and elusive species of snake-like worm known as amphisbaenians. The worms are vertebrates, scaly and ...

[R]esearchers say that when it comes to invasive earthworms, a particularly nasty annelid species poses a growing threat to a large chunk of New England’s forest ecosystem, including sugar maples.

Climate change is contributing to the spread of a creepy crawler called the "jumping snake worm" that has the capability of destroying forests. This kind of earthworm started arriving in the US about ...

This worm bucks like a rodeo bull, but it eats like a cow. Scientists are learning new details about a species of “jumping” earthworms, a k a “crazy” worms, a k a “Alabama jumpers,” so dubbed for ...

Encountering a garden snake is often a sign of a healthy ecosystem, with many species being harmless and beneficial pest ...

Because 2020 is the year that keeps on giving there’s another ominously named creature out there in our wilds that we are being alerted to be on the lookout for. That’s right, the year that has ...

It's November 24, 2020, which can mean only one thing: America is being invaded by snake-worms and dog-lizards. Two separate reports have identified a pair of invasive species: one is a snake-sized ...

During more than a dozen fishing trips to lakes and sloughs and other inland waters over the past couple of months, I've seen exactly one snake. That was Tuesday morning, when a broad-banded water ...

Worms are interesting creatures. Some worms can even regrow their brains if needed. But, an invasive jumping worm has started appearing in more than a dozen states throughout the Midwest. The worms ...