Kevin Parr
Writer and amateur naturalist
Kevin Parr is a writer and amateur naturalist who lives in West Dorset, England, with his wife and a colony of grass snakes.
Recent articles by Kevin Parr
This 2-metre monster latched onto a diver's face with its needle-sharp teeth and left him needing more than 20 stitches and plastic surgery…
This terrifying eel is worth avoiding because of it's ability to latch on and spin like a crocodile
Its 4 to 6 fang-like front teeth deliver the most severe damage – and its snapping jaw reflex can even be triggered after death
Here's why the wolf-fish is named after a canine
"A fish the size of a dining table and as heavy as a grizzly bear, yet reports of specimens twice that size exist..." 10 largest river fish on the planet
Rivers and lakes don't seem like the perfect habitat for very large fish – but you'd be surprised...
It has human-like, sharp chisel teeth and a powerful bite. Divers are advised to swim away, as making for the surface only encourages an attack…
Here's everything you need to know about the titan triggerfish
‘Ghost’ green mamba rediscovered after 90 years
Snake experts try to solve a 150-year-old mystery thanks to surprise discovery.
We thought Britain only had one venomous snake. These scientists think they've found another
Britain’s rarest reptile, the smooth snake, to be reclassified as a potentially venomous species – but it represents absolutely no threat to humans, say researchers.
Scientists hid cameras in an abandoned house in Argentina – and found carnivores sharing a room inside it
Images captured in the house show black vultures sharing a nest site with American barn owls. In another abandoned structure, the researchers recorded black vultures nesting beside Chaco eagles.
These birds have never seen rattlesnakes before. Here's what happened when the two of them met
Red-winged blackbirds differentiate between venomous and non-venomous snakes when defending their nests, even if they've never come across the species before, according to a new study.
It weighs the same as a gorilla, can reach 3m long and has a huge mouth packed with rasping teeth – and it’s been biting swimmers
The 3 metre freshwater fish wreaking havoc in Spanish rivers
Does this 25kg fish deliberately go after a man’s testicles? The 'nut-crusher' that mimics the ferocious piranha
It is no coincidence that the red-bellied pacu bears a strong similarity to the red-bellied piranha (Pygocentrus nattereri), especially as juveniles.
"It's bigger than a full-size snooker table and has a 40cm-long stinging spine."10 most fearsome, deadly river monsters, including a grisly giant leech
Freshwater holds fewer deadly surprises than the sea - rivers, lakes and streams are places of peaceful serenity. Or are they...?
It grows to 2m and weighs 200kg… but its greatest weapon devastated an entire ecosystem
The sacred fish that has collapsed an ecosystem
Forest eagle finds goose eggs in nest. What happens next is staggering
A pair of crowned eagles in South Africa successfully incubated the eggs of an Egyptian goose. They hatched, then this happened...
"With a single bite, prey can be incapacitated or sliced in half, by fearsome, razor-sharp teeth the same size as a great white's…"
Meet the fearsomely fanged, freshwater monster with a bite like a crocodile
"The fangs are huge, too large for it to close its mouth. Instead, they act as a cage, trapping would-be prey as though on Death Row"
The mega-mouthed fish that can turn on the lights and catch prey in a cage
Remote cameras capture woodcocks aggressively charging deer in West Virginia
American woodcocks will go to extreme measures to defend their nests, new research reveals.
“It was an intense pain. Almost like burning. It took me a moment to understand what exactly was going on. A real ugly fish. Big eyes, big teeth.”
Meet the The fearsomely fanged, five-foot long freshwater shark.
The 3-metre, 200kg torpedo with bullet-deflecting scales and a fiery reputation that can deliver quite a punch to humans
Could a 2m river monster with an enormous head, fearsome teeth and a body shaped like an 'elongated pig', have started preying on humans?
The giant killer catfish that feasts on the dead and the living
"Its dorsal fin is lined with venomous spines that deliver instant, intense pain. Any animal on the receiving end – including us – is likely to recoil in agony..."
A freshwater fish with venom that delivers excruciating pain that ‘runs like fire’
"Divers have been rammed so hard that the air is knocked out of their lungs." A deadly predator with bone-crushing jaws and a temper to match
The air-breathing fish with a vicious head-butt
509 snakes captured in southeastern US. Many are carrying deadly infections
Research in Florida, South Carolina and Georgia suggests snakes could face catastrophe due to pathogen prevalence.
"It's covered in toxic slime and capable of penetrating bone..." The river monster that's bigger than a snooker table and as heavy as a polar bear
