The find brings the total number of distinct snake species in the British Isles from three to four.
Cassini's second dive between Saturn and its innermost ring has yielded more breathtaking photographs.
The dangerous nature of the maneuver has resulted in NASA temporarily losing contact with the spacecraft.
Every year, visitors to the Takhini Hot Springs in Yukon are challenged to freeze their hair and brows.
Mars may not be the most obvious place to look for rings, but that could soon be set to change.
A prehistoric species of shrimp in Australia has been emerging from the ground recently due to heavy rain.
Remarkable prehistoric structures made from stalagmites have been discovered inside a cave in France.
The iconic volcano used in the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy has had its eruption alert elevated.
A revolutionary new technique has made it possible to use strings of DNA to store digital photographs.
A new IndieGoGo campaign hopes to raise almost $3 billion to build the fictional Lord of the Rings city.
The famous Morning Glory hot spring pool has turned green due to visitors throwing things in to it.
Hydrothermal activity on Saturn's icy moon suggests that it could be a good place to look for alien life.
Astronomers have found a planet with rings over 200 times larger than those found around Saturn.
A 250km-wide rock known as Chariklo is the smallest known object to feature a ring system.
Mysterious grassless rings appearing in the South African desert are believed to be made by termites.
A picture showing two men holding up a huge owl has been circulating forums and social media sites.
A researcher in Japan has managed to spin a set of violin strings out of the silk from a spider.
Sisters Susan and Sandy Smith have come up with an unusual business model - insect wing jewellery.
Synthetic blood made from cow plasma brings Australian woman back from the brink of death.
A masked vigilante has taken justice in to his own hands on the streets of Royal Tunbridge Wells.