During their surveys, the team found several unfamiliar-looking snakes. Intrigued, they took a closer look at the animals, ...

Why it's awesome: This deadly, yellow centipede has evolved to live in the Movile Cave — a pitch black, sulfurous underground system untouched by sunlight for more than 5 million years.

Scientists found a venomous 1-foot-long creature on a road in Venezuela and discovered a “cryptic” new species, a study said. Photo from Getty Images / iStockphoto Alongside a mountain road in ...