In the study of why and how animals look the way they do, color is king—at least, the range of color humans can see. A ...

The study shows that UV colors are widespread in snakes, and may play a significant role in evading predators such as birds.

Snakes are exclusively carnivorous, meaning that they only eat other animals — and in some cases, eggs. Their diets range ...

Guanyinshan mountain pit vipers have “slender” bodies, reaching over 2 feet in length, the study said. Their heads are “pear ...

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller warns Texans to keep an eye out for copperheads hunting for cicadas.

Another said, “I have two snakes at home, that’s enough for me.” Ralbovsky said any animal that sneaks into produce boxes is "just trying to find a place to hide from predators." ...

These invasive snakes have few natural predators, allowing their population to grow rapidly. Recently, the University of Florida discovered a new hotspot for python activity in South Florida during a ...

Thiruvananthapuram: A man, suspected to be an Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel, and his associate has been arrested by the Kerala forest department for attempting to sell a rare species of snake. The ...

Researchers have discovered fossils of an enormous prehistoric snake named Vasuki indicus in India, which lived around 47 ...