A new groundsnake species from New Guinea, *Lielaphis slashi*, has been named after Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash due to his lifelong interest in reptiles.
Scientists have discovered that snake embryos coil into a right-handed spiral because their bodies grow faster than their guts, creating a physical constraint that forces the embryo to twist.
Scientists discovered *Labrujasuchus expectatus*, a Triassic crocodile relative that walked on two legs, had tiny arms, and a toothless beak, resembling an ostrich-like dinosaur.
Scientists used DNA from museum specimens to identify the extinct Seychelles crocodiles as an isolated population of saltwater crocodiles, solving a 250-year-old mystery.