Ilha da Queimada Grande, or Snake Island, is a dangerous place. Thousands of golden lancehead snakes live there. Their venom ...

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However, as a top-10 list of the most dangerous animals from Heather Ross of A-Z Animals shows, there are a few unexpected ...

The animal that kills the most humans each year isn’t massive or visibly dangerous. In fact, it’s small, nearly silent, and often goes unnoticed.

From dense jungles to the depths of the world’s oceans, certain creatures dominate their habitats due to their lethal venom.

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The most otherworldly, mysterious forms of lightning on Earth Scientists are working to understand the curious phenomena of red sprites, green ghosts and blue jets high above thunderstorms.

Discover the pangolin, the world's most trafficked mammal. Learn unique facts, why their scales are used, if nocturnal, and urgent conservation efforts.

She was stunned to discover that it was in fact a cone snail—one of the deadliest creatures in the world. Cone snails, part of the Conidae family, are a type of predatory gastropod mollusk that ...

How to Survive uncovers why a certain theme park is considered the deadliest on earth and how you can stay alive if danger strikes. Learn to recognize the risks and prepare yourself for worst-case ...

Whale deaths in the San Francisco Bay Area have surged in 2025, marking the deadliest time period in several years. Experts from The Marine Mammal Center and California Academy of Sciences also ...

The fight to save ‘adorably odd’ mammal from edge of extinction The animals are heavily trafficked, largely due to demand for their scales in traditional Chinese medicine, as well as their meat ...