Ancient England snake fossil Paradoxophidion helps explain how modern snakes evolved during warm humid Eocene period.

Picture an animal that huddles up with others when stressed, babysits its young, hangs out around relatives, and gathers in big groups every year. Did you imagine a rattlesnake? For a long time, ...

Side-blotched lizards probably don’t call the game that, but they play a version of it anyway. A new study explains the ...

American colonies declaring their independence from Great Britain. One of the most enduring symbols of those “times that try ...

High in the forest canopy, one genus of snake learned how to solve the problem of flight without wings. Here’s how, according ...

Red snakes are perhaps the most visually stunning of these intriguing reptiles, drawing attention with vibrant shades of ...

Pest control experts are warning the public about a newly discovered invasive coin-marked snake species in Malta that could ...

The snake-tail mantis shows there’s more to these insects than just cannibalism. This male snake-tail mantis, Ameles serpentiscauda, has three simple eyes (ocelli) visible between its antennae, which ...

In deserts, jungles and swamps around the world, snakes are waging a biochemical war against their prey. When a snake displays its fangs, it’s showing off one of evolution’s greatest weapons. This is ...

EAST LYME, Conn. (WTNH) — East Lyme Animal Control is searching for the owner of a missing corn snake that was found in Niantic Thursday night. Connecticut State Police K9 Zeke locates missing ...

Over 100 videos of venomous snake strikes reveal three different types of attacks, with some biting down several times "to prolong the venom flow into their prey." When you purchase through links on ...