Snakes may be feared, but many animals hunt them. Explore how predators adapt to venom, speed, and defense to shape ...

A pair of biologists at the University of Belgrade, in Serbia, has found that dice snakes use a variety of techniques to fool predators into believing they have died. In their paper published in the ...

In the rainforests of Central and South America, a bright green snake often slips silently through the trees. Known as the ...

Guinness World Records recently confirmed that Ibu Baron, a reticulated python ( Malayopython reticulatus ), is believed to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. There are few phrases guaranteed to trigger disbelief ...

Dusk starts to settle across the landscape. The dirt trail, lit by the last licks of sunlight, winds through the trees. The sound of your shuffling footfalls fills the quiet. Suddenly, you stop.

"This particular individual, feeling threatened, remained motionless, mimicking one of the branches of the shrub it was on." ...