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EARLY SNAKE HABITATS
In 80 million BCE, an ancient reptile left behind a crucial fossil showing how limbs disappeared. 80 million years later, scientists found it suggested early snakes may have evolved across both land and waterAn ancient fossil discovered in Brazil offers new insights into snake evolution. This 80-million-year-old specimen suggests early snakes in...- In the 1980s, Burmese pythons released or escaped from Florida’s pet trade began reproducing in the Everglades; scientists linked them to sharp declines in native mammalsBurmese pythons, a species introduced to Florida decades ago, are now posing significant threats to the wildlife in the Everglades. Scienti...
- Meet the King Snake: A non-venomous reptile that hunts and eats venomous snakes; here's how it kills its preyMeet the king snake, a non-venomous North American reptile that hunts, kills and eats venomous snakes including rattlesnakes, cottonmouths ...
- An 80-million-year-old snake fossil from Brazil is helping solve the mystery of how lizards lost their limbs and began to slitherA newly discovered 80-million-year-old snake fossil from Brazil is reshaping evolutionary debates. This exceptionally preserved specimen, T...
- In 1872, a Jamaican planter imported nine mongooses to kill rats in his sugarcane fields; the predators then turned on native birds and reptilesJamaican planters introduced mongooses to combat rat infestations destroying sugarcane harvests. These predators, however, did not stop at ...
- Pet pythons escaped into Florida in the 1970s, spread for decades through the Everglades, then a hurricane carried them south, and now the Key Largo woodrat may disappearEndangered rodents in Key Largo face a crisis. Invasive Burmese pythons, spreading after Hurricane Irma, are decimating Key Largo woodrat p...
- Scientists Found a Rare Fossil Showing Snakes Once Had Legs and Looked Very Different From TodayA remarkable fossil, Najash rionegrina, reveals snakes evolved gradually, losing legs and reshaping their bodies over millions of years. Th...
- Urban Company IPO sails through; iPhone 17 to be built in IndiaThe Urban Company IPO opened to a strong investor response. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
- Planning to live remote, amidst nature after retirement? Know all about the real cost of living that off-grid lifeIf the idea is to shift to something simpler and aligned to nature, one must be bold and courageous to give up the conveniences of urban li...
- Kunal Kamra booked for his comments against Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath ShindeMumbai Police have booked comedian Kunal Kamra for defamation after he made derogatory remarks about Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde du...
- Something strange is happening underwater, scientists stunned by mysterious marine eventsDeep-sea creatures are surfacing in unusual places, raising concerns. Oarfish sightings in Lanzarote reignite myths about natural disasters...
- Travel planning 101: 52 places you must visit in 2024Planning your next holiday? Consider adding these destinations to your itinerary for the perfect vacation.
- Amid expanding concrete jungle, Delhi's wildlife shows sign of revivalDue to the degradation of the Yamuna river, Delhi has lost the nub-nosed or marsh crocodile (last seen in 1976) and the long-snouted crocod...
- Traveler's diary: Camp at the picturesque Ladakh & experience the Onam festivalOnam is when Kerala has a great time. Boat races, song and dance & lots of good food. Ladakh's amazing landscape is natures own sculpture ...
- Snakes evolved on land 128 million years agoThe original snake ancestor was a nocturnal, stealth-hunting predator that had tiny hind limbs with ankles and toes, researchers said.
- Swamp eel is a fish that looks and behaves more like a snakeThis fish prefers to slink its way through mud rather than swim in the streams like other freshwater variety.
- Best countries in the world to enjoy wildlife adventuresOne can go horse riding across the plains of Zimbabwe or kayaking in the emerald green waters of Zanzibar in Tanzania.
- Polar Magnets: Up close with polar bearsPreeti Verma Lal can’t get over the stunning experience of getting up close (if not personal) with gambolling polar bears in Churchill, Man...
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