On Rossel Island, Kraus found Dendrelaphis melanarkys, or the black net tree snake. This 4-foot, 11-inch reptile is easier to ...

The intriguing new species, spanning around four feet and one inch in length, was found to have a "matte black" coloring.

Herpetologist Fred Kraus discovered a new arboreal snake species, Dendrelaphis atra, on Misima Island in Papua New Guinea.

Fred Kraus was the visiting scientist on a mission to explore the habitats of the tree-dwelling snakes of the region, but as ...

On an island in Papua New Guinea, a 3-foot-long creature with a black tongue made itself at home in a village garden — or it tried to, at least. Locals spotted the “smooth” animal and caught it. They ...

During his visit, Kraus found several “large” snakes with white chins, the study said. Intrigued, he took a closer look at the animals, compared them with other known species and soon realized he’d ...

On a small island of Papua New Guinea, a 4-foot-long creature moved through the overgrown rainforest covering the site of an ...

In a forested region of Angola where a cliff separates the landscape, a new species of butterfly was discovered. /iStockphoto The summaries below were drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by ...

It’s a new species A Dendrelaphis melanarkys, or black net tree snake. Photo from and shared by Fred Kraus On Rossel Island, Papua New Guinea, a new species of snake called Dendrelaphis ...

It’s a new species A Dendrelaphis melanarkys, or black net tree snake. Photo from and shared by Fred Kraus Several Hoplisoma noxium, or noxium armored catfish, from the aquarium trade.