We may be more likely to see snakes this time of year, as the weather warms. Use this information to make encounters less scary.

The spider-tailed horned viper has a spider-shaped appendage to attract birds. Tiny blind snakes and thread snakes simply ...

While strolling near a village in northeastern India, two scientists stumbled upon a lifeless, 4-foot-long creature. What ...

To prepare for take-off, a flying snake will slither to the end of a branch, and dangle in a J shape. It propels itself from the branch with the lower half of its body, forms quickly into an S ...

Scientists have discovered Vasuki Indicus, a prehistoric snake estimated to be 50 feet long, making it one of the largest snakes ever found. This fossil unlocks Earth’s ancient past!

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. The paradise tree snake, of course, has no limbs to which such a membrane might be attached, and its noodle-shaped body does not seem ideal for ...