With over 4,000 distinct species of snakes on the planet, it makes sense that some have adapted to overcome their limited ...

In Florida, for example, where coral snakes are abundant, “there’s really strong selection on predators to just avoid anything that looks like a coral snake,” Pfennig explains, even the ...

When a snake comes across a mongoose, its natural instinct is to attack and kill it or disable it by using its venom or contraction. Contrariwise, the mongoose attacks the snake to protect itself.

Not long after the origin of snakes—when certain lizards began to lose their legs more than 150 million years ago—a burst of evolutionary innovation paved the way for the variety of serpentine ...

Snake venom is a complex mix of proteins and enzymes. It varies even within the same species. ... natural selection favored snakes whose saliva contained ever stronger digestive enzymes.

Dr Marc Jones, a co-author as well as Curator of Fossil Reptiles at the Natural History Museum, says, ‘The study really highlights the differences between snakes and legless lizards.’ ‘Being limbless ...

The 'Snakes of Idaho' lecture, hosted by the Idaho Museum of Natural History, will feature Dr. Charles (Chuck) Peterson's comprehensive exhibit promoting "the appreciation and conservation of ...