"Snakes aren't evil — they're misunderstood," Socratis Christoforu said of his family's love for the reptiles Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her ...

People often think reptiles are easy pets to look after. This is true to some degree, but they have very specific needs. Some ...

The cold, alpine lakes of the high Sierra once hummed with the splashing and soft, clicking chirp of the yellow-legged frog. Like many fragile amphibians, however, the small, often darkly dotted frogs ...

Thanks to the consistent and focused efforts of researchers and conservationists to save, then reintroduce, mountain yellow-legged frogs to lakes in Yosemite National Park, their populations are again ...

Now, though, Fancy Feast is making it easier: as of this year, they're launching the first ever cat-friendly Christmas tree.

Since 2016, we have studied populations of Eastern tree frogs (Hyla orientalis) in Chernobyl. Visiting the area for several ...