Why did it have to be snakes? Because evolution puts snakes on a plain advantage, according to a new study co-authored by a Stony Brook University researcher. According to a new study, snakes are ...

A black mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis) snake, one of the species that the team’s new antivenom seems to protect mice from. Image: Stu Porter (Shutterstock) We might be soon on the verge of having a ...

The venom of a West African carpet viper (Echis ocellatus) is one of the four venoms used to test the effect of the new 3D blood vessel model. May 30, 2024, Leiden, The Netherlands - A 3D model of ...

Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have made major headway in understanding a strange and elusive species of snake-like worm known as amphisbaenians. The worms are vertebrates, scaly and ...

Hudson admitted he was unlikely to lay eyes on the five-foot-long snake again for a full year. But for the Clemson University doctoral student, his collaborators and a slew of stakeholders on hand for ...

On a rocky hillside in Fort Collins, Colo., is a "mega den" of hundreds of rattlesnakes. They live between the rocks year-round, but in the summer, the only snakes to remain in the area are preparing ...

Snake fungal disease (SFD) and related reptile mycoses represent an emerging threat to both wild and captive reptile populations. These conditions are caused primarily by fungal pathogens such as ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. There are few phrases guaranteed to trigger disbelief ...

Every summer, without fail, the British press carries alarming stories about snake sightings. On an island that only has one ...