The creepy-crawly in question is the Sydney funnel-web spider ... This article was originally published on mentalfloss.com as An Australian Zoo Needs Help Collecting Deadly Spiders and Their ...

Secret doors, smoke plumes, air locks, a million species and shipwrecked treasures: this world-renowned Sydney establishment could be the most biodiverse spot in the country.

A man described feeling “the shudders” as more than 100 venomous red-bellied black snakes were removed from a pile of mulch ...

The Australian Reptile Park is urging Sydney residents to safely capture deadly funnel-web spiders and their egg sacs to aid in the production of life-saving anti-venom.

Fifteen-year-old Asian elephant bull Luk Chai is the first of Melbourne Zoo’s nine elephants to make the journey to Werribee.

Her Perth roommate, Putra Mas, will also join them later in the year, as will two Asian elephants relocating there from Sydney ... to South Australia on Monday.Credit: Perth Zoo Zoo officials ...