A new snake’s unique head anatomy suggests early snakes were even more diverse than thought. This one was a rare burrower.

A snake and an earthworm may seem alike at a casual glance. Their bodies are long, slender and completely without limbs, making the comparison an easy one to make. Yet the similarity is largely visual ...

Evolutionary history and classification of the world's snakes -- Feeding, digestion, and water balance -- Locomotion : how snakes move -- Temperature and ectothermy -- Structure and function of skin - ...

Using the internet to untangle the messy world of animal superlatives (fastest animal, strongest animal, smallest animal, etc.) is inherently risky – partly because many of these questions have a lot ...

Nicolette Cagle has been drawn to snakes since she was about seven, and has the love bites to prove it. In the course of her research, she has been scratched or pricked more than 100 times by the ...