Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A rare and legless lizard known for snapping off its tail to distract predators may soon get federal protection as an endangered ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. That long, scaly thing slithering on the ground is probably a snake. But there’s a chance it’s not. The News & Observer spoke with ...

A man is dead after a shooting Friday evening at a Knox County gas station, the Knox County Sheriff’s Office said. The suspect in the shooting is in KCSO custody. Watch 6 News anchor Tearsa Smith's ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.— The Center for Biological Diversity filed a petition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today seeking Endangered Species Act protections for the mimic glass lizard. These rare ...

More than 100 million years ago, the ancestors of the first snakes were small lizards that lived alongside other small, nondescript lizards in the shadow of the dinosaurs. Then, in a burst of ...

That long, scaly thing slithering on the ground is probably a snake. But there’s a chance it’s not. North Carolina is home to three kinds of legless lizards, also called glass lizards, which look ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Mimic glass lizard faces rapid decline as longleaf pine habitat vanishes. Center for Biological Diversity petitions USFWS to list ...

That long, scaly thing slithering on the ground is probably a snake. But there’s a chance it’s not. The News & Observer spoke with local wildlife experts to learn about these reptiles — where they ...

A rare and legless lizard known for snapping off its tail to distract predators may soon get federal protection as an endangered species, a boost for the elusive reptile that is often confused for a ...

Mimic glass lizard faces rapid decline as longleaf pine habitat vanishes. Center for Biological Diversity petitions USFWS to list species as endangered. Listing could trigger critical habitat ...