Imagine stumbling upon a creature that looks like a mash-up of a duck, a beaver, and an otter—with a dash of poison thrown in ...

and venom arose in snakes some 65 million years ago, followed by monotremes (such as the platypus) 46 million years ago. “If we find complex life on other planets,” says Bryan Fry, head of the ...

Thank you for praying for our family in the death of my wife’s brother this week. He is the first of seven sibs to pass away. While waiting in a ...

Platypus swimming. Image David Clode via Unsplash. While many are familiar with venom in reptiles and insects, the platypus is one of the very few venomous mammals. The male platypus harbors venomous ...

Image via Depositphotos Despite its small size, the blue-ringed octopus carries enough venom to cause fatal outcomes in humans, highlighted by vibrant blue rings that appear when threatened. The male ...

The Platypus is unique with its duckbill and playful demeanor; however, male Platypuses have venomous spurs on their hind legs capable of delivering excruciating pain to humans. This small marsupial ...

The Ratliff family visits Thailand and is warned about the poisonous Pong Pong tree. Here's what is known about green poisonous fruit. As the Ratliff family arrives in Thailand for their vacation ...

Free-to-play juggernaut Marvel Rivals is getting a twerking Venom emote just in time for April Fool’s Day. And yes, this is real. Since it arrived on the scene last year, Marvel Rivals from ...

In a time of hardship, Hobart resident Pete Walsh turns to the secretive platypus for solace, only to discover it is the platypus that needs his help to survive in a habitat under threat. Preview: In ...

"We were called out to a home on Ellis Lane, Sydney, to relocate this dangerously venomous eastern brown snake from a young girl's bedroom," May said about the job. The snake catchers took footage ...

Residents in Canberra and surrounding areas are the latest to be warned to keep their eyes peeled for the noxious vine, which spreads quickly and produces leaves and seeds that are poisonous.