Kingsnakes stand out as top rattlesnake hunters in the wild. These snakes lack venom but possess a special defense against ...

High up from the forest floor, birds flit from limb to limb and weave their homes from leafy foliage, seemingly safe from ...

Researchers in Colombia have scanned the skins of aquatic snakes to figure out how scale sensilla, tiny sensor-like structures, could help them find and attack prey. Scale sensilla, which are ...

Snakes are one of nature's most interesting survivors. Where most people imagine them basking in warm sun or hiding amongst ...

When we think of fast animals, cheetahs sprinting across the African Savanna or peregrine falcons diving through the sky might come to mind. But some of the speediest creatures can be found slithering ...