If you have ophidiophobia — a fear of snakes — then you may be relieved to know that many species of legless, slithering creatures aren’t actually snakes. Instead, they’re creatures called legless ...

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 ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. A rare and legless lizard known for snapping off its tail to distract predators may soon get federal protection as an endangered ...

North Carolina is home to three legless lizard species, often mistaken for snakes. Glass lizards differ from snakes with ear openings, eyelids and more rigid bodies. Glass lizards eat insects and ...

What do you call a reptile with no legs? If you answered “snake,” you’d be right. But did you know there’s another kind of reptile that fits the same description? They’re called legless lizards, and ...

The public have been asked to help the wildlife service to locate a legless lizard after a video post wrongly identifying it as a snake made the rounds on social media. The Department of Environment ...

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 ...

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 ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. North Carolina is home to three legless lizard species, often mistaken for snakes. Glass lizards differ from snakes with ear openings ...

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 ...