A new study reveals that numerous snake species are more cannibalistic than previously thought.

Contrary to popular belief, water moccasins and cottonmouth snakes are the same snakes. Both terms refer to the same species, Agkistrodon piscivorus, a venomous water snake in North America. Read on ...

The island of Guam has a snake problem. Though innocuous enough in appearance – slender with brownish or greenish coloration and large eyes – brown tree snakes (Boiga irregularis) have ...

However absurd and horrifying it may sound, in the wild, some animals actually eat parts of their own bodies. Sometimes it’s ...