Snakes’ metabolisms slow way down in cold weather, Zarlenga said, and they’re at the mercy of the temperatures around them as ...

A creature not seen since the 1800s reappeared in the net of artisanal fishers in Chile, and was one of the most read species ...

Scientists discovered that primates spot snakes quickly because their brains are specifically tuned to recognize snake scales ...

Snake venom is a complex mix of proteins and enzymes. It varies even within the same species. This makes treating snakebites ...

The bark of the 'Mexican skin tree' is known for its regenerative properties.

On a sunny rooftop of Oman, a 3-foot-long creature coiled its patterned body and waited to ambush unsuspecting prey. Instead, ...

A researcher from Nagoya University in Japan has found that the rapid detection of snakes by monkeys is because of the ...

On a sandy island air force base of Oman, a 3-foot-long predator searched for its next meal. Something about the patterned ...

Natural History Museum (NHM) scientists and their partners across the world named almost 200 species in the last 12 months. New finds include a snake from the Indian Himalayas named after actor ...

In a forest of southern China, a 2-foot-long creature with “large” eyes moved along the ground. Something about the “cute” ...