From venomous spines to spike-covered genitalia, creatures around the world have unique features that set them apart.

Snakes are admired for their beauty and significance in ecosystems. Across the globe, species like the blue coral snake, San ...

But while talking about snakes in general with Field Museum scientists would surely be fascinating unto itself, in this case, ...

Science splits the iconic king cobra into four distinct species, reshaping our understanding of venomous snake diversity and ...

In honor of the Year of the Snake, let’s appreciate the strange anatomy and evolution of these slithery reptiles ...

Leptophis mystacinus, or the mustache parrot snake, was discovered in the Cerrado, a massive savanna of mixed grasslands, shrublands, rocky outcrops and forests known for its biodiversity, according ...

Most snake species are solitary hunters, but there is a rare and remarkable group, however, which hunts in teams. Some ...

Kournikova, who stays mostly out of the spotlight, has been with singer Enrique Iglesias since 2001. Phyllis Fong, a 22-year ...

Thousands of years later, each lunar year is still said to possess certain characteristics of its animal namesake, and those ...

The red sand boa is a non-venomous snake that thrives in dry scrublands and grasslands that offer loose sand the snake can burrow into and hide as it awaits its prey. Being one of the most illegally ...

A company specializing in catching snakes showed in a photo it posted why watching where you step in the wild is extremely ...

An olive-colored snake that was kept in captivity for 20 years has revealed a magnificent discovery which led to the ...