They believe the fossil is that of a prehistoric sea scorpion. They also believe it would have been the largest water predator in the area over 252 million years ago. The fossil in question was ...

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(CNN)-- Scientists in Colombia have unearthed the remains of a true prehistoric monster believed to be the biggest snake ever to have lived on Earth. Named Titanoboa cerrejonensis, the snake would ...

located in the North Sea near the Germany-Denmark border, is part of an island chain “naturally void of snakes,” he wrote. But, since the 1970s, islanders have occasionally reported snake ...

The snake’s unique features include a yellow-tinged ... Published Feb. 27 | Read More | Orange deep-sea creature — with ‘dense’ eyelashes — discovered as new species Scientists found ...

The Hawaii Department of Agriculture’s Plant Quarantine Branch was notified by the state land department that a live yellow-bellied sea snake had been found pinned under a log at Honolii Beach.

Marine ecologist Tim Lynch and his colleagues may have figured out why: based on data from Lynch’s firsthand experience with sea snake encounters, the researchers concluded that the animals simply get ...

A 40-foot-long sea snake sounds like a gimmick to sell Hollywood movies, but what would you do if I told you it once existed?