Reptiles

The yellow-bellied sea snake, which usually lives off the continental shelf, intrigues locals but comes with a warning from wildlife rescuers.

Researchers in a new study have found that metal pollution around the reef could be interfering with their hormones and upsetting the gender balance amongst the species.

Snake catcher Rex Neindorf says recent bushfires have pushed higher numbers of deadly snakes into Alice Springs as they look for food in people's backyards and kitchens.

Reptile removalists are being kept extra busy in Western Australia, after a good winter period creating "brilliant conditions" for snake numbers to climb.

Kerrod James Frahm had a "duty of care to protect his son" before the 11-year-old died of a brown snake bite in 2021, magistrate says. 

When Europeans colonised Tasmania they developed a hysterical fear of snakes but unwittingly provided them with the perfect food source, rabbits, which led to one venomous species growing into near 2-metre giants.

Kate Miller, 62, was bitten by a brown snake on a beach in northern New South Wales, 136 kilometres away from a hospital. A compression bandage from by a passer-by may have saved her life.

Snake catchers say it is becoming harder to find new homes for the reptiles as urban areas expand and the weather warms up.

Hot and dry weather conditions off the back of several wet seasons is sparking an increase in snake activity across South East Queensland, with call-outs for professional wrangling on the rise.

Authorities say the man had a permit to keep native animals, but did not have a permit to take the reptile out in public.

A 10-year-old boy became the first recipient of taipan antivenom in 1955 and survived. But there was no such luck for Kevin Budden, who captured the first snake of its kind for milking five years earlier, but died in the process.

Family members have paid tribute to a Queensland grandfather who died from a snake bite trying to save his mate in the state's north. 

Experts say how you respond in the minutes after a snake bite could be the difference between life and death. It comes after the tragic death of a man bitten by a suspected brown snake while trying to save a friend in North Queensland.

A man has died after attempting to remove a snake that had coiled around his friend's leg in a tragic accident during school celebrations in northern Queensland.

The three-year-old chimpanzee — whose surrogate mother rushed to his aid and refused to let go — is recovering after being bitten by the deadly snake in his enclosure at Rockhampton Zoo.

Shiva the surfing python has become an overnight sensation after footage of her gliding through Rainbow Bay went viral. Watch the video.

Experts say the two-metre eastern brown caught near Armidale is a sign that snakes are well fed and active earlier than normal across parts of New South Wales.

A viral online video showing a man fishing near a large croc has left authorities dismayed and locals concerned for the future of the well-known reptile.

Crocodiles are the most vocal of all reptiles, and University of the Sunshine Coast honours student Sonnie Flores is trying to figure out what they're saying.

Despite their reputation for being stealthy, crocodiles are very vocal. Now a group of Australian researchers are using video and audio monitoring to try to decipher what their calls mean.

A new venomous species of snake is discovered after being mistaken as a different species for decades, researchers say.

The saltwater crocodile involved in an attack at Wangi Falls in the Northern Territory has been killed, while the 67-year-old victim remains in hospital in Darwin.

New research from museums in the Northern Territory and South Australia found a total of 11 sand dragon species, with four of those completely new to science.

The Victorian Grassland Earless Dragon that was thought to be extinct in the wild has been discovered in the state.

An American crocodile managed to reproduce by herself, in a process scientists call parthenogenesis, or 'virgin birth', DNA reveals. Scientists say the discovery suggests the phenomenon may have also occurred in extinct reptiles like dinosaurs.