It’s been a quarter century since the first European glass lizards hatched at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. And this year, decades later, those same hatchlings laid eggs of their own — for the first ...

That long, scaly thing slithering on the ground is probably a snake. But there’s a chance it’s not. The News & Observer spoke with local wildlife experts to learn about these reptiles — where they ...

Environmentalists on Wednesday petitioned the Fish and Wildlife Service to provide Endangered Species Act protections for a legless lizard that leans upon the continued good health of Southern ...

Mimic glass lizard faces rapid decline as longleaf pine habitat vanishes. Center for Biological Diversity petitions USFWS to list species as endangered. Listing could trigger critical habitat ...

The eastern glass lizard (Ophisaurus ventralis). looks like a snake, but has ear holes and movable eyelids. Cape Hatteras National Seashore photo The Outer Banks is a comfy fit for rattlesnakes, which ...

Q. We found a snake in our yard in Charleston, but have been unable to identify it from pictures in a field guide or on the web. Is it an exotic species? A. I get this query every year and send the ...

That long, scaly thing slithering on the ground is probably a snake. But there’s a chance it’s not. North Carolina is home to three kinds of legless lizards, also called glass lizards, which look ...