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Arabian sand boa: The derpy snake that looks like it's got googly eyes glued to the top of its head
Arabian sand boas live in deserts on the Arabian Peninsula, where they lie buried in the sand with only their derpy eyes peeking out as they wait for prey.
200-pound 'monster' Burmese python finally captured in Florida after 5 men sit on it
A huge Burmese python caught in Florida is the second-heaviest ever caught in the state, weighing in at 198 pounds.
Surprise discovery of snake-like lizard feared extinct leaves scientists amazed
Researchers found three species of skink in Australia they feared could be extinct, including the Lyon's grassland striped skink.
Earless monitor lizards: The 'Holy Grail' of reptiles that looks like a mini dragon
Researchers are only beginning to understand the cryptic lives of the earless monitor lizards of Borneo.
Newly discovered Cretaceous sea monster named after world-ending Norse serpent
Paleontologists have described a new species of mosasaur with "angry eyebrows" that lived 80 million years ago.
Ancient Egyptian papyrus describes dozens of venomous snakes, including rare 4-fanged serpent
Ancient Egypt had far more venomous snakes than the country does today, according to a new study of a scroll.
Last-known crocodile in Europe lived in Spain 4.5 million years ago, researchers say
A tooth unearthed in Spain and dating to the Pliocene is the latest evidence of a crocodile ever found in Europe and supports the idea crocs crossed over from Africa about 6.2 million years ago.
Watch rare footage of huge crocodile eating baby hippo with umbilical cord still attached
A crocodile in Kenya's Mara River was filmed thrashing around with the corpse of a baby hippo in its jaws in unusual sighting. It is unclear if the crocodile killed the calf or if it snatched a stillborn.
'They mated like mad': Low-flying helicopter sparks massive crocodile orgy in Australia
A Chinook helicopter flying above a crocodile farm in Queensland appears to have set off a huge sexy frenzy, with the crocs mistaking the noise and vibrations as a signal it was time to make babies.
