The plant is indeed the Calabash Tree (Crescentia cujete). Its fruit are inedible. When dried, the mature fruit’s hard shells can be made into musical instruments and other receptacles. The tree is ...

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Snakes live almost everywhere on Earth, except the polar regions, where it’s too cold for these cold-blooded animals. Snakes ...

The well-known copperhead is often mistaken for lesser-known species of nonvenomous snakes. One common snake that is ...

There are a number of snake species you might encounter in the Ohio River, depending on where you are exploring.

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WITH the summer season just days away, many will be jetting off for holidays abroad in search of some warmer weather. But one ...

Institute of Environmental Science, and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China Nanobioengineering/Bioelectronics ...

Snakes are typically regarded as land-dwelling creatures. But in the forests of southern Asia, a remarkable lineage has taken ...

This rare and unsettling behavior was caught on camera. Find out why snakes may self-cannibalize under stress or confusion.

Pune: After an intense summer of searing temperatures, city residents with a green thumb are looking forward to growing ...

WorldAtlas says these five lakes are known for their slithering activity. See which lakes you'll want to watch your step at, and what snakes are there.