When did modern lizards originate? A beast from the Triassic Period offers answers

‘Cryptovaranoides microlanius’ lived in limestone cracks around Bristol about 250-200 million years ago

Venomous vendetta

Killed in cold blood: Amphibians and reptiles are bearing the brunt of crop intensification

Loss of species due to rising farm productivity is inevitable, says research 

35 crocodile nests seen in Odisha’s Bhitarkanika National Park

Bhitarkanika, a vast tract of forest and saltwater swamp, is home to at least 1,742 salt water crocodiles

Climate change to force mass migration of venomous snakes, increase poisoning in people, cattle

Models estimate some species may lose over 70% of their habitat while others gain over 250% 

Home remedies

Right from the backyard

Pied pipers of Irula

Rats.... rats.... we've got to get rid of the rats. Irula tribals offer the most environmentally-safe, low-cost way to do it

Timely preservation

Tale of two reptiles

Fossils of an ancient snake wrapped around a dinosaur enraptures scientists

World’s oldest snake fossils discovered

Discovery by Alberta University researcher rolls back the clock on snake evolution by nearly 70 million years

Killing bites

Reptiles in South Africa are under threat — but there’s good news too

Many species of threatened reptiles are inadequately conserved in formally protected areas

Anti-venom eggs

Question mark on Vishwamitri’s crocodiles as Vadodara Municipal Corp rams their habitat

Vadodara’s municipal corporation started a ‘clean up’ drive July 10 but zoologists say the exercise could have destroyed prime …

Charming no more

The saperas (snake-charmers) of Delhi loive in a unique colony called Mollarbandhgaon. This community, located next to the Badarpur thermal power …

An open letter to forest denizens to avoid being roadkill

The hapless leopard, imprudent tiger, unreasonable tortoise, witless pangolin, incautious deer and the irrational elephant should just stop …

Facts, at last

The first ever field study of the anaconda - the dreaded predator snake - has revealed a number of fascinating facts about the reptile's habits

The bite that wasn't

Research on snake venom and mongooses could lead to more effective anti-venom drugs

Venom variations

Global Eco Watch: 1.2 million Indians died of snake bites in last 20 years

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology

New species of snake discovered in Western Ghats

It is named after Varad Giri of Bombay Natural History Society who brought it from Goa

Science and Technology - Briefs

Science & Technology - Briefs

Science and Technology - Briefs

Science and Technology - Briefs