BIG COUNTRY, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – We’ve all been there — after a much-needed rain, we step outside for a walk to enjoy the smell of wet grass and dirt, and then, suddenly… OUCH! A mosquito bites you!

MSU and Michigan are gearing up for the NCAA Tournament. (March 19, 2026) ...

Those same animals, the Texas horned lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum), have now effectively vanished from the state’s uplands, ...

If you care about Florida’s native turtles, nesting birds, and wild spaces, this story will hit close to home. Nile monitor lizards — powerful, fast-moving carnivores that can grow up to 7 feet long — ...

Unlike the green iguanas that have become a familiar, if unwelcome, sight in the region, Nile monitors are aggressive ...

Thinking of a pet snake? Skip the dander and daily walks. We explore the costs, lifespan, and best beginner species for ...

A deadly spitting cobra was among several venomous snakes discovered in a home. According to the City of Wichita Falls Animal Control in Texas, the cache of reptiles was discovered after officers ...

Nile monitors are olive-green or black with yellow striping on their head and jaw. They have razor-sharp claws, a long split ...

This animal's armor has upended a key law of evolution For more than a century, biologists assumed that the bony plates embedded in the skin of lizards – like natural chain mail – were an ancient ...