On a small island of Papua New Guinea, a hawk tried to attack a “large” 4-foot-long predator but ended up becoming its prey instead. A scientist stumbled up on the scene and w ...

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 ...

Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers of Australia helped the homeowners remove the brown tree snake Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has ...

When Martin Kastner and I started hunting brown tree snakes on Islan Dåno’ (Cocos Island) four years ago, we didn’t know if our efforts would be successful. No invasive snake population ...