While the majority of snakes would normally swallow their prey whole, the Small-banded Kukri Snake seems to have evolved a particularly macabre feeding habit that has never before been witnessed in a ...

Hungry snake caught swallowing another, even bigger snake headfirst. Many species of snakes are capable of swallowing prey ...

Snakes are a diverse lineage of reptiles that are found on every continent except Antarctica. Despite differences in appearance, habitat preference, defence tactics and underlying biology, one thing ...

Ill-informed snake owners are feeding their animals on a timetable more attuned to mammalian pets such as dogs and cats - Pacific Press/LightRocket Britain has a growing problem with obese pet snakes ...

A small-banded kukri snake seen with its head thrust inside the body of an Asian common toad. This snake does this to feed on its prey's internal organs, and, perhaps, to avoid the poisonous milky ...

King cobras are the world’s longest venomous snakes, but rare records of giants stretching nearly 19 feet raise questions ...

There are 32 species of snakes in Virginia, but only three are venomous, and death from snake bites is extremely rare. About 8,000 people in the U.S. are bitten by venomous snakes each year, and up to ...

It is warming up here in Louisiana, and with those rising temperatures come snakes. The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Department has listed 43 species of snakes that commonly inhabit Louisiana. Of ...

From navigation to social behavior to personality, scientists are rewriting what it means to be a clever snake. Here’s what ...