The email my grandson Parker sent his family and friends when he was in a South American jungle got everyone’s attention, including mine. “I found one! A snake of a lifetime. Truly the most incredible ...

Reaching over 3.5 m in length, the bushmaster (belonging in the Lachesis genus) is the largest viper in the western hemisphere. Legend spread among both colonists and natives from the Amazon region ...

“Guys, watch my back, please,” Dr. Rodrigo Souza calls out. “I’m breaking the golden rule never to get cornered.” Souza, 57, can tell the 12-foot bushmaster’s mood just by looking at it. “The tongue ...

South America is home to a diverse amount of wildlife. From the Amazon rainforest to the arid deserts of Chile, South America has a variety of habitats and climates that make it one of the most ...

This photo post comes via Mongabay’s partnership with the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Wild View blog. Under this partnership, we publish occasional original contributions from Wild View that ...

Reaching over 3.5 m in length, the bushmaster is the largest viper in the western hemisphere. Legend spread among both colonists and natives from the Amazon region and Central America has it that it ...

The email my grandson Parker sent his family and friends when he was in a South American jungle got everyone’s attention, including mine. “I found one! A snake of a lifetime. Truly the most incredible ...