A study by the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences and the University of Bonn has shown that pH value is ...

If the idea of one snake makes you uneasy, imagine tens of thousands rising from the ground at once. Look no further than the Narcisse Snake Dens, a p.

An international research team led by Dr. Lorenzo Marchetti from the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin has described the oldest known impressions of reptile skin from the Thuringian Forest in central ...

Unlike most snakes, Dumeril’s boas give live birth, protecting embryos internally until fully developed neonates emerge.

With National Snake Day falling on July 16, we’ve decided to discuss snakes and their wildest yet most unknown abilities. From gliding through the air to playing dead (complete with a fake stench), ...

Where do you draw the line with a remake? How do you balance creative freedom and remaining true to the original? Everyone's answer is somewhat different, but for Konami, staying faithful was the top ...

Qi Weihao recently welcomed a new family member – a beautiful, highly venomous, blue snake. The 21-year-old from central Jiangxi province bought the Indonesian pit viper for 1,850 yuan ($260) two days ...

Dusk starts to settle across the landscape. The dirt trail, lit by the last licks of sunlight, winds through the trees. The sound of your shuffling footfalls fills the quiet. Suddenly, you stop.

High-speed video helped researchers to get close-ups of the attack strategies of three snake families. By Ari Daniel Venomous snakes inhabit a different perceptual world than we do. “Before the mammal ...

You're hiking down a trail. It's a trail not only through lush forests, but over mountains, too. A journey into a wonderous land whose flora and fauna are plentiful. There's a signpost up ahead: ...

Many of us know snakes are ectothermic reptiles that regulate their body temperature behaviorally by using shade, burrows, warm rocks, and even metabolic heat from digestion. But not everyone is aware ...