Coastal and tropical waters harbor formidable sea snakes, some of the ocean's most potent predators. Species like Dubois's ...

A rare albino Asian water snake, a checkered keelback, was discovered near Guwahati, Assam. This juvenile snake, measuring ...

New understanding about how snakes sequester ammonia may lead to treatments for infection-caused kidney stones ...

At the wildlife viewing platform, we ran into Christine Kindl, president of the Broomfield Bird Club who urged folks to check ...

Scientists are turning to an unexpected group of animals—snakes and lizards—to help understand how humans might one day ...

Scientists think urine from snakes and lizards could help them find new ways to prevent painful kidney stones and gout in ...

Scientists think snakes and lizards could help them find new ways to prevent painful kidney stones and gout in people. And it all owes to an evolutionary trick.

Fisheries managers on the Hells Canyon section of the Snake River are contemplating a future in which they may routinely move ...

The worms can jump as much as a foot off the ground. They also can make the soil inhospitable for native plants and insects.

In winter, when the temperature drops below 60, copperheads and other snake become lethargic, but aren’t totally asleep.

Most people’s reaction to seeing a snake is a mix of surprise and a sudden urge to be somewhere else. While many snakes are quite content to move at a leisurely pace, a select few have turned speed ...

The giant garter snake is now California’s official state snake. Discover its unique traits and habitat challenges.