On Rossel Island, Kraus found Dendrelaphis melanarkys, or the black net tree snake. This 4-foot, 11-inch reptile is easier to ...

Herpetologist Fred Kraus discovered a new arboreal snake species, Dendrelaphis atra, on Misima Island in Papua New Guinea.

The intriguing new species, spanning around four feet and one inch in length, was found to have a "matte black" coloring.

Fred Kraus was the visiting scientist on a mission to explore the habitats of the tree-dwelling snakes of the region, but as ...

Diamondback watersnakes are among the top snakes you'll find while tubing down the Comal and Guadalupe rivers.

While the vast majority of Texas' snakes are completely harmless, about 15% are venomous, including rattlesnakes, ...

In the rocky terrain of the Arabian peninsula, researchers have discovered the black desert cobra, Walterinnesia aegyptia, in ...