With just venom and precision, these snakes can defend themselves from afar, without ever needing to bite you. Here’s what ...

Red snakes are perhaps the most visually stunning of these intriguing reptiles, drawing attention with vibrant shades of ...

"When the cobra runs for her life, she goes like a whiplash flicked across a horse's neck," Rudyard Kipling wrote of the villainous cobra Nagaina in his story of the heroic mongoose Rikki-Tiki-Tavi.

Ancient England snake fossil Paradoxophidion helps explain how modern snakes evolved during warm humid Eocene period.

Recent study sheds new light on the enigmatic early evolution of snakes by examining an unexpected source: their brains. The results emphasize the significance of studying both the soft parts of ...

Why did it have to be snakes? Because evolution puts snakes on a plain advantage, according to a new study co-authored by a Stony Brook University researcher. According to a new study, snakes are ...

Snakes have two penises (aka hemipenes) that come in a diverse array of shapes and sizes. And they could owe it all to their lack of legs. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) Huge thanks go to the ...

The fossil record of squamates, encompassing both lizards and snakes, provides an intricate account of evolutionary innovation over millions of years. Fossils elucidate key morphological transitions, ...

Dwelling around 167 million years ago, the chimeric reptile was discovered along with 70 other prehistoric species.