Saltwater crocodiles can stay submerged and unseen for hours, until they’re ready to pounce on unsuspecting prey.

KEY LARGO, Fla. — State wildlife officers are seeking information and offering a reward after an American crocodile shot with a spear gun was spotted in Key Largo. According to the Florida Fish and ...

The Nile crocodile is one of the most fearsome predators in the world, sitting at the top of the food chain within its habitat. But every so often a specimen pushes the dimensional boundaries of what ...

The mummified body of a Nile predator lay silent for roughly 3,000 years, but a modern CT scanner has now replayed its final, fatal meal in extraordinary detail. What emerges is not just a grisly ...

This ancient crocodile never finished its last meal. More than 2,000 years after it died, researchers can still make out a ...

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A petition and survey are making their way through communities around Highland Oaks Park in northeast Miami-Dade regarding recent crocodile encounters. The petition asks for ...

The Komodo dragon and the crocodile, apex predators in their respective domains, showcase remarkable evolutionary adaptations. Komodo dragons, with their venomous bites and agility, dominate land, ...

A terrorizing presence since the 1980s, Gustave has lurked in the shadows for well over a decade. Now, a herpetologist dives in to tell the story. In the heart of Central Africa, where the Ruzizi ...

Crocodiles do produce tears, but these are purely biological, triggered by jaw movement and the need for eye lubrication, not sadness. The idiom "crocodile tears" originates from an ancient ...