World Snake Day is July 16, but at The Clarion-Ledger, we're having Snake Week. After all, sharks have their own week, so why not snakes? From July 15-19, The Clarion-Ledger will publish a ...

These reptiles and their social networks are understudied, according to researchers applying scents to different snakes to assess their behavior. By Asher Elbein Say the words “animal self-recognition ...

Snakes are naturally shy creatures, but the wrong conditions in your yard can make them frequent visitors. One of the strongest signals snakes use to find food or shelter is smell. Certain scents act ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The world of snakes is equal parts fascinating and fear-inducing. Some folks keep them as scaly companions, while others would ...

Nature can be surprising, and sometimes a little unsettling, especially when animals behave in ways that seem hard for us to ...