A review of over 500 reports of cannibalistic behavior in snakes finds it's appeared multiple times in different evolutionary ...

A recent study compiled over 500 incidents of cannibalism in more than 200 species of snakes, revealing that the behavior is ...

"This snake could easily swallow at least a calf, if not an adult cow," an explorer and natural history photographer said of ...

By the time a human brain registers danger, a viper’s strike is already over. Here’s how these snakes can move faster than ...

Snakes have adapted to climb trees, leap across hot sand, and even swim through water — all without arms or legs. What’s their secret? Mike Bock This corn snake, shown here at the Smithsonian's ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. More than 4,200 species of snakes exist on the planet and ...