Reptiles release solid crystals instead of liquid waste. This clever survival trick may lead to new treatments for gout and kidney stones.

Reptiles don’t just pee, they crystallize their waste. Researchers found that snakes and other reptiles form tiny uric acid ...

A ball python was spotted in Beavertail State Park, and after several months of searching, the snake has finally been ...

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Officials is reminding residents to not release their pets into the wild after ...

They are so adorable. I hope they always get along like this, even when Poppy grows to be about 5 feet long.

Crystals "peed" by snakes could hold the key to treating kidney stones and gout in humans, say scientists. Researchers ...

For researchers, including Georgetown University chemist Jennifer Swift, analyzing reptilian pee crystals presented an ...

Researchers publishing in the Journal of the American Chemical Society investigated the solid urine of more than 20 reptile ...

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge had 934 participants from 30 states and Canada, removing 294 pythons—the most in its ...

Lauren Alyse Smith told Newsweek that "there’s something really special about seeing two totally different animals be so ...