The cottonmouth, or water moccasin, is often regarded as one of the most dangerous snakes in the southern United States.

A popular Queensland snake catcher has shared the “freak” moment she was bitten by an eastern brown snake in her Sunshine ...

Snake fanatics, you're needed! Can you identify an odd creature that washed up on a beach in Padre Island, Texas? An unidentified creature resembling a snake or eel was spotted by a beachgoer, and ...

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

High in the forest canopy, one genus of snake learned how to solve the problem of flight without wings. Here’s how, according ...

A newly described fossil snake from India is forcing scientists to redraw the record books on reptile gigantism, with some ...

If I learned anything from Honey I Shrunk the Kids, it’s that turning into a human that’s small enough to fit in a Cheerio comes with a unique set of challenges. Scorpions become even bigger jerks ...

Invasive snakes are spreading throughout Ibiza, Formentera, and the surrounding islets, according to El País. Several species of native creatures have already gone locally extinct. In 2003, snakes ...

When it comes to animal identification, people are often quick to imagine they are seeing something truly bizarre (and non-existent) than they are to conclude that they have seen something truly ...

Scientists found a “snake-eyed” creature with a “pocket” on its neck in forests of western India and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Patel, Vyas, Thackeray, Pal and Mirza (2024) In ...

Who says Twitter is just for political bickering and Game of Thrones hot takes? The social media platform helped determine the species of a mysterious sea creature found on a Texas City, Texas, beach ...