Eating fire ants might prepare a lizard’s immune system to be stung by the ants, according to a new study by researchers at Penn State. The study comprehensively assessed how the immune system ...

North Carolina is home to three legless lizard species, often mistaken for snakes. Glass lizards differ from snakes with ear openings, eyelids and more rigid bodies. Glass lizards eat insects and ...

Imagine if your favorite food could bite you back while you eat it. That’s what horned lizards face each time they scarf up harvester ants armed with powerful mandibles and a toxic sting. Luckily, ...

I recently woke up in the middle of the night to my 11-year-old son screaming from the bathroom. Upon entering, I found him in the bathtub, trapped because there was a giant gecko on the door.

Eternally smiling and adorable, leopard geckos have quickly become one of the most popular reptile pets. The leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius) is often recommended as the best low-maintenance pet ...

Eating fire ants might prepare a lizard's immune system to be stung by the ants, according to a new study. Eating fire ants might prepare a lizard's immune system to be stung by the ants, according to ...