With just venom and precision, these snakes can defend themselves from afar, without ever needing to bite you. Here’s what ...

Flying snakes are among the few vertebrates that move through the air without wings, membranes, or powered flight. Species ...

Red snakes are perhaps the most visually stunning of these intriguing reptiles, drawing attention with vibrant shades of ...

In the U.S., there are roughly thirty species of venomous snakes, most of them rattlesnakes. Most people will never have a ...

Our bones did not begin deep inside the body. They started in the skin, not long after the first complex animals took shape.

Across South Florida, giant snakes that once seemed like exotic escapees are now entrenched residents, reshaping ecosystems ...

First published in 1992, “An Introduction to Snakes of the Region of North Carolina and Virginia," has been revised with ...

Sometimes, the biggest discoveries don’t arrive with drumrolls or headlines. They just sit there quietly, almost invisible, ...

It’s that time of year when snakes begin emerging, like the eastern hognose snake, who has an incredible zombie defense ...

A tiny reed snake, Calamaria mizoramensis, has been discovered in Mizoram, India. Hidden for years, this nocturnal species ...

A western diamondback rattlesnake found in Denton County has been identified as the county’s first documented sighting of the ...

A newly described fossil snake from India is forcing scientists to redraw the record books on reptile gigantism, with some ...