A new species of snake was recently discovered after scientists spotted it taking on a hawk on a Papua New Guinea island.

The "Milne Bay province has the richest habitat for endemic reptiles and amphibians on the planet," Kraus said. Papua New Guinea is said to have more than 80 known snake species, and its rich ...

The Papuan olive python, a remarkable reptile from New Guinea's rainforests, captivates with its colour-changing ability and ...

On a small island of Papua New Guinea, a 4-foot-long creature moved through the overgrown rainforest covering the site of an ...

On an island in Papua New Guinea, a 3-foot-long creature with a black tongue made itself at home in a village garden — or it tried to, at least. Locals spotted the “smooth” animal and caught it. They ...

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

Screengrab from YouTube video shared by The Islanders Papua New Guinea On a small island of Papua New Guinea ... Island as part of an ongoing project to document the region’s reptile diversity. He was ...

Screengrab from YouTube video shared by BTC Media On a small island of Papua New Guinea, a 4-foot-long creature ... project to document the region’s reptile diversity. Scientists had visited ...

On a small island of Papua New Guinea, a hawk tried to attack a ... as part of an ongoing project to document the region’s reptile diversity. He was particularly interested in a group of ...