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

On Rossel Island, Kraus found Dendrelaphis melanarkys, or the black net tree snake. This 4-foot, 11-inch reptile is easier to ...

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

Scientists have made an exciting discovery on Misima Island in Papua New Guinea, identifying a previously unknown species of ...

The intriguing new species, spanning around four feet and one inch in length, was found to have a "matte black" coloring.

Kraus also identified new snake species endemic to three other Papua New Guinea islands ... though these slightly smaller 4-foot, 1-inch reptiles lacked the same lustrous sheen as the coal ...

Villagers on an island in Papua New Guinea found a 3-foot-long creature with a black tongue ... Woodlark Island as part of an ongoing project to document the region’s reptile diversity. He was ...

Tim Friede has survived the deadly venom of taipans, black mambas, vipers and cobras. Scientists have used his blood to craft ...

Scientists found a “large” creature with black eyes at a mining site in Papua New Guinea and discovered ... larger project to survey the region’s reptile diversity. His efforts were focused ...