Why do we call it that? Why is the ball python called a ball python? The name „ball python” comes from the fact that when Python regius feels threatened, it curls up into a ball shape—in other words, it curls up. Read more
Mangrove snake – the green jungle phantom The mangrove snake uses its green camouflage to stay almost invisible among leaves and dense vegetation. Read more
They have existed for more than 400 million years! Sea scorpions are distant “relatives” of modern scorpions on the evolutionary tree. They appeared more than 400 million years ago, which means they lived on Earth long before the dinosaurs. Based on ancient fossils, some species may have reached up to 1 meter in length. One of the largest known examples, Terropterus xiushanensis, could grow up to 2 meters long. These ancient Read more