Colorful creature found ‘basking’ in sun on uninhabited island. It’s a new species
Hoskin found Scawfell Island sun skinks in rainforest areas with “granite rocks,” such as several leaf-filled “gullies.” He ...
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Sydney funnel-web spider found to be three different species
The deadly Sydney funnel-web is three distinct species – not one, as previously thought, scientists have confirmed.
The quest to understand the six-toothed rainbow skink species introduced to Darwin
It's not native to Darwin, but a population of six-toothed rainbow skinks appears to be booming in the NT capital. Scientists ...
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Giant funnel-web spider with fangs so big it could bite through a human fingernail arrives at Australian zoo
Hemsworth, a colossal funnel-web spider recently donated to the Australian Reptile Park, could make significant contributions to the park's life-saving venom-milking program, keepers say.
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Cal Poly student helps lead international ‘Under the Snakefluence’ study to better understand global human-snake interactions
A global survey and educational campaign, called "Under the Snakefluence," aims to better understand public perceptions of ...
Forty-one new flora and fauna species added to Australia's threatened list
A number of animals, plants and an entire ecosystem were added to Australia's extinction watch list in 2024. We look at the ...
Giant Python Causes 'Quite the Fright' After Slithering into Home's Barbecue Grill
Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers 24/7 helped homeowners remove and relocate a large carpet python that had found its way into ...
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Colorful creature found ‘basking’ in sun on uninhabited island. It’s a new species
He landed with a goal in mind. “I went to that island in the hopes of finding some interesting reptile species,” Hoskin told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in a 2023 interview about ...