Some lizards have evolved to be resistant to the venom of snakes, entering into a sort of evolutionary arms race with their limbless cousins. A family of lizards known as varanids has evolved ...

That long, scaly thing slithering on the ground is probably a snake. But there’s a chance it’s not. The News & Observer spoke with local wildlife experts to learn about these reptiles — where they ...

Reptile eggs are an interesting area of study, but what makes the distinction between snakes and lizards regarding their eggs ...

Lizards are ancient creatures. They were around before the dinosaurs and persisted long after dinosaurs went extinct. We’ve now found they are 35 million years older than we thought they were.

The origins of snakes have baffled scientists for decades. How did these limbless, slithering predators evolve from their distant lizard ancestors? A remarkable discovery on the Isle of Skye, Scotland ...

North Carolina is home to three legless lizard species, often mistaken for snakes. Glass lizards differ from snakes with ear openings, eyelids and more rigid bodies. Glass lizards eat insects and ...

Much like people, Texas reptiles tend to hide away when it's cold out. So with unseasonably warm conditions, some critters ...

That long, scaly thing slithering on the ground is probably a snake. But there’s a chance it’s not. North Carolina is home to three kinds of legless lizards, also called glass lizards, which look ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. When you think of a lizard, you probably think of a scaly reptile with a tail and four visible limbs. The thing is, not all lizards ...