Many of my previous articles for RAPS have featured a host of disparate animals that are or could be used in medicine or in medical research, including leeches, maggots, rats, spiders, whipworms, Gila ...

WASHINGTON -- You don't think of pythons as big-hearted toward their fellow creatures. They're better known for the bulge in their bodies after swallowing one of those creatures whole. But the snakes' ...

Alligator Alcatraz is a temporary migrant detention center located in the Big Cypress National Preserve near the Florida Everglades. The location was intentionally chosen for its harsh environment: a ...

And now we consider pythons. It is usually best to keep our distance from these sometimes deadly creatures, but a group of researchers say these snakes may hold secrets that could help us live longer ...