A project to reintroduce the non-venomous species in Pebblebed Heaths in east Devon has seen numbers consistently hit new ...

The success of the east Devon reintroduction is largely due to the dedicated team of RSPB volunteers. A total of 3,250 hours ...

THESE incredible pictures show the UK's longest snake - a grass snake - swimming underwater in Dorset. They were taken at Throop Weir on the River Stour and show the species going with the flow and ...

Grass snakes are Britain’s largest native reptile and an important indicator species of wetland health, but in Cumbria, sightings are increasingly rare. These elusive snakes are now largely absent ...

Lead author Dr Roger Benson says the fossil may show that snake ancestors were very different to what we expected ...

Britain's largest animal welfare charity has warned that people should stay on alert during the summer months for snakes that have gone for a wander across the nation. The nationwide alert comes after ...

A new species of dinosaur that is thought to have lived around 167 million years ago has been discovered in the UK. The ...