Eastern hognose snakes employ a remarkable defense mechanism, feigning death when threatened. This "zombie" act involves ...

Snakes are rather strange animals in general thanks to their bizarre anatomy, but have you ever wondered: what are the most unusual, odd, and absolute weirdest snakes in the entire world? What kind of ...

Many people have an innate fear of snakes. This fear is an evolutionary one that kept people from being harmed long ago. However, today, these creatures get a bad rap even from those who have never ...

A gorgeous, dangerous snake has been spotted kicking up a fuss in Texas, leading park rangers to nickname them "Red Hot Cheeto." The venomous eastern copperhead was spotted near a track in Dinosaur ...

CHICAGO – Snakes are known to swallow their prey whole, which limits the size of what they can eat. But now scientists have discovered that a species of snake can tear apart its prey. This snake loops ...

RANDOLPH COUNTY, N.C. – Snakes may be some of the most misunderstood creatures on the planet. “They make great pets because they are calm and easy to feed,” said Tammy Mabe who understands some people ...

Certain snakes have evolved a unique genetic trick to avoid being eaten by venomous snakes, according to University of Queensland research. Associate Professor Bryan Fry from UQ's Toxin Evolution Lab ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – One west CSRA family turned in last night with not one, not two, but 18 snakes underneath their bed. So, NewsChannel 6 caught up with them to hear what happened and share what ...

Researchers had previously blamed Guam’s devastating brown tree snake invasion on the snake’s uniquely toxic venom. This venom, irditoxin, is actually present in all snakes within the cat-eye family, ...

In a square-rectangle sort of way, snakes are technically lizards, but for semantics’ sake and because snakes are so distinctive, biologists separate snakes and lizards into different categories.