Photographer Bence Máté snapped this amazing shot in Costa Rica. He writes: I was photographing hummingbirds when I heard the sharp, alarming noise of the birds reacting to the presence of a predator. Sixty feet aw...

(Video Link) The paradise tree snake (Chrysop...  ...ive habitat. Jake Socha of Virginia Tech dropped snakes from a 15-meter tower in order to examine this ab...  ...um gliding, as executed by airborne birds), these snakes seemed to slither frenetically through the air. B...  ...red statement. The new resear...

Two scientists placed human subjects and snakes inside a MRI machine to measure how the human bod...

On its face, April Fools’ Day seems like a lighthearted opportunity to play practical jokes and pranks on your friends and coworkers, but it’s easy to see the problem with having such a wacky day filled with...

If you have a serious phobia of frogs, rats, b...  ...you have a serious phobia of frogs, rats, bees or snakes , you probably shouldn't read WebEcoist's article...

Most people, including myself, tend to avoid g...  ...cluding myself, tend to avoid getting close up to snakes ,  photographer but Guido Mocafico sees the beaut...

Leptotyphlops carlae was discovered by biologist Blair Hedges in a jungle on Barbados last year. It's only four inches long as an adult and as thin as a strand of spaghetti. Link...

Life imitated art on an Australian passenger plane...  ...ed art on an Australian passenger plane when four snakes being transported on board escaped from captivity...  ...escaped from captivity. No one was hurt, and the snakes were never found. You know what would have mad...  ...know what would have made t...