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

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Scientists found a 1-foot-long predator with yellow eyes in China and discovered a “cryptic” new species, a study said and photo shows. Photo from Getty / iStockphoto Under the cover of darkness, a ...

Discover Florida’s most snake-inhabited area—the Everglades. The Sunshine State is home to more than 50 species of snakes in Florida, and 23 of these species live in the Everglades alone. That is ...

You’re probably seeing corn everywhere right now. From salad to chowder to pasta, the fruit-slash-vegetable-slash-grain stars in so many dishes during the summer months. When it’s peak corn season in ...