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 ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A rare and legless lizard known for snapping off its tail to distract predators may soon get federal protection as an endangered ...

If you have ophidiophobia — a fear of snakes — then you may be relieved to know that many species of legless, slithering creatures aren’t actually snakes. Instead, they’re creatures called legless ...

What do you call a reptile with no legs? If you answered “snake,” you’d be right. But did you know there’s another kind of reptile that fits the same description? They’re called legless lizards, and ...

More than 100 million years ago, the ancestors of the first snakes were small lizards that lived alongside other small, nondescript lizards in the shadow of the dinosaurs. More than 100 million years ...

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 ...

A rare and legless lizard known for snapping off its tail to distract predators may soon get federal protection as an endangered species, a boost for the elusive reptile that is often confused for a ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Mimic glass lizard faces rapid decline as longleaf pine habitat vanishes. Center for Biological Diversity petitions USFWS to list ...