On Rossel Island, Kraus found Dendrelaphis melanarkys, or the black net tree snake. This 4-foot, 11-inch reptile is easier to differentiate thanks to its orange eyes, smooth dark scales with a ...

Scientists have made an exciting discovery on Misima Island in Papua New Guinea, identifying a previously unknown species of tree snake. Known as Dendrelaphis atra, or the atra tree snake, this ...

Screengrab from YouTube video shared by BTC Media On a small island of Papua New Guinea, a 4-foot-long creature moved through the overgrown rainforest covering the site of an abandoned village.

Fred Kraus, a researcher in the department of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Michigan, was studying ...

Scientists found a “long”-legged creature with a “melodious” call in a rainforest of Papua New Guinea and discovered a new species. Photo from S. Richards In a rainforest of Papua New ...

Papua New Guinea will "immediately ... to offset global emissions. The island of New Guinea is cloaked in the world's third-largest rainforest belt, helping the planet breathe by sucking in ...

Scientists found a 4-foot-long predator “enveloping” prey on an island of Papua New Guinea and discovered ... Kraus saw several jet-black snakes in the rainforest and around villages, but ...

A researcher took a bite to the hand while studying snakes in Papua New Guinea and discovered a new species, a study said. Screengrab from YouTube video shared by The Islanders Papua New Guinea On ...