Ohio is home to some beautiful, rare and unique plants and animals. Here are some to learn about just in time for Earth Day ...

George Rau Jr. brought 10 Wall Lizards from Lake Garda, Italy, to Cincinnati in 1951, and 70 years later, the city has an ...

(WJW) – Mating season is just around the corner for one of Ohio’s most abundant snakes. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, as temperatures rise, northern watersnakes start to ...

The Lazarus lizard was smuggled into Cincinnati from Italy more than 70 years ago. A team of student researchers at Ohio ...

According to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Gartersnakes, sometimes called garden snakes, are probably the most widely known of all Ohio snakes. They’re not venomous and are ...

Division of Wildlife is seeking volunteers for the fifth annual Midwest Crane Count on the morning of Saturday, April 12. The Division of Wildlife is collaborating with the International Crane ...

Ohio is home to a variety of slithery amphibians and reptiles, including three rare venomous snakes. Though these three snakes are dangerous, you just have to give them space if you find them ...

Once back in Ohio, he set the lizards loose in his backyard ... Related: California Man Accused of Smuggling 1,700 Reptiles into the U.S. In the 1980s, researcher S.E. Hedeen discovered that ...