Everything is bigger in Texas. Heavy rains around Houston are expected to bring out poisonous, foot-long worms that regenerate if cut in half, officials warned this week. The nightmarish hammerhead ...

The poisonous hammerhead worm is on the rise in Houston as Hurricane Beryl and extensive rainfall brings flooding to the region. The invasive species thrives in hot tropical climates, and as ...

There’s a real risk. Officials issue warning after several sightings of dangerous 'hammerhead worm': 'Don't kill it, don't ...

Their growing presence came amid a series of wet weather events, including historic river flooding in May and Hurricane Beryl in July Houston residents are bracing for invasive and toxic hammerhead ...

TEXARKANA, Texas — Texas is seeing a rise in an invasive, poisonous hammerhead worm following Tropical Storm Beryl. The species thrives in hot, damp, humid weather and emerges in areas with extensive ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. These worms have an unusual survival trick that lets them withstand the high levels of toxic ...

Texas showers may bring flowers, but they can unleash nightmare fuel upon the land, too — more specifically, giant poisonous worms that regenerate when you chop them in half. Storms like the ones that ...

They're technically not 'worms' as we know it, but rather, planarians. The hammerheads were most likely introduced to the U.S. in 1891 and thought to have come from southeast Asia. The first reports ...