In a rainforest, small animals survive by hiding. By blending in with their environment until danger passes, many unique ...

Behind a pretty shell sits a precision hunter whose toxins can stop a heartbeat, yet also power pain relief and new diabetes ...

Wade’s painstaking embroidery uses colour and shape, squares and oblongs, bordered thickly by deep black lines, to fashion a mesmerizing whole. The undulating pattern of the different panels recalls ...

The coral snake delivers one of the most dangerous bites in the United States due to its powerful neurotoxic venom. Unlike many other snakes, its venom attacks the nervous system, leading to paralysis ...

Rattlesnakes are venomous reptiles instantly recognized by the warning rattle at the end of their tails. While they live ...

The complex biology of ghrelin, the hunger hormone, has researchers wondering how its absence helps snakes last a long time with no food, if at all.

The east coast of the U.S. is usually considered to be home to some of the tamer animals in America, excluding the alligators ...

A review of over 500 reports of cannibalistic behavior in snakes finds it's appeared multiple times in different evolutionary lineages, leading researchers to hypothesize it's beneficial for snakes ...

Isotope evidence from fossil otoliths shows Caribbean reef food chains have shrunk by up to 70%, signaling a major loss of ...

King cobras are the world's longest venomous snakes. So, imagine seeing one a few feet away as you embark on a train in India. The Western Ghats King Cobra (Ophiophagus kaalinga)—a vulnerable king ...

Snakes may well be one of nature's greatest predators, capable of eating whole deer or even crocodiles, but just as impressive is that they can go months, or even a whole year, without a single meal.

CCTV footage captured the moment a snake was found by commuters at a train platform in Sydney. People were seen running away as soon as they came across the snake. One passerby approached the snake, ...