Many animals, including humans, are known to dine on snakes. Mammals, lizards, birds and even snakes engage in snake eating.

Evolutionarily speaking, the ultimate goal of a lifeform is to reproduce and stave off extinction. Many plants and animals ...

Over the past half century, researchers have established that birds evolved from dinosaurs: specifically, the theropods, the ...

Bonds between same-sex individuals help apes and monkeys to manage conflict and strengthen alliances, especially in dry ...

One afternoon, you read a paper title and pause, not because it is complex, but because it sounds wrong. Right-handed snakes.

By Mongabay.com A decade after tour guide Basil P. Das stumbled upon a small black-and-beige snake while working on his ...

The natural world is full of animals that seem to defy logic, blurring the line between reality and imagination. Some look ...

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If they reach the ecosystem's carrying capacity in the Everglades, the pythons will spread, and that likely means into ...

Picture an animal that huddles up with others when stressed, babysits its young, hangs out around relatives, and gathers in big groups every year. Did you imagine a rattlesnake? For a long time, ...

American colonies declaring their independence from Great Britain. One of the most enduring symbols of those “times that try ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species causing destruction in the Florida Everglades. The snakes have contributed to the decline of several small mammal populations. Estimates place the Burmese ...