Ecuador has five new species of snake, described by science for the first time. But these critters aren’t just any rainforest snakes: the new species have a diet that’s exceptionally weird, eating ...

In the rainforest of French Guiana, a new species was hiding in plain sight. Tucker Johnson via Unsplash In the tropical rainforests of French Guiana, a new species has been hiding in plain sight.

In the vast and biodiverse rainforests of the Amazon, nature continues to reveal its remarkable secrets. In 2024, scientists announced the discovery of a new species of anaconda that has stunned the ...

After a long night of searching for snakes in Ecuador, Alejandro Arteaga and his team of researchers got ready to retire. The evening’s excursion, in a swampy region of rain forest, hadn’t yielded any ...

Scientists in the rainforest of Ecuador stumbled upon a tiny snake — and discovered a new species, according to a study. The scientists were studying snakes when they found a number of “unique” ...

In the tropical rainforests of French Guiana, a new species has been hiding in plain sight. Sibon nebulatus, a species of snail-eating snake, is found all the way from Mexico to northeastern Brazil, ...