This ancient, leg-bearing snake is rewriting the story of how serpents slithered, and sometimes walked, their way through ...

Authorities are asking the public to help identify a man allegedly connected to a burglary investigation. According to police, the man (shown above) is sought in a case surrounding an incident that ...

Texas is home to more than 100 snake species, including the western diamondback rattlesnake, which was recently documented ...

The western diamondback rattlesnake is no stranger to Texas, commonly found across much of the state and in most counties ...

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A western diamondback rattlesnake found in Denton County has been identified as the county’s first documented sighting of the ...

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, ...

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A new species of wolf snake was discovered from the Great Nicobar Islands, India. Researchers R. S. Naveen and S. R. Chandramouli of the Pondicherry University, Zeeshan A. Mirza of the Max Planck ...

Scientists have developed a nanobody-based antivenom that neutralizes toxins from most African cobras, mambas and the rinkhals, which could offer safer, scalable protection beyond existing snakebite ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. More than 4,200 species of snakes exist on the planet and ...