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Tag: snake
Highly venomous sea snakes may be attacking scuba divers as a mating behavior
Olive sea snakes may charge at human divers because they mistake them for rival males or potential mates.
Scientists zoom in on snake skin to see how they navigate sandy surfaces
Sidewinder snakes helped solve a puzzling conundrum.
This snake turns into a ‘lasso’ to climb trees
Understanding the newly identified mode of locomotion is significant for bird conservation.
Fossil Friday: oldest python ever found suggests they’re originally from Europe
New research on fossilized snake remains unearthed in Germany points to our favorite constrictor snake having evolved in Europe. Today, ...
Why researchers want to keep ratsnakes out of electrical lines
Snakes climbing up electrical poles might sound scary, but it's much worse for them.
Snakes aren’t always cold and unfriendly — garter snakes can form surprising relationships
Snakes are often considered nonsocial creatures, but this isn't always the case.
Snakes had hind legs for 70 million years
A biblical-like ancient snake is revealing new insights into snake evolution.
Scientists in India find new type of viper — and it looks stunning
A beautiful snake of which we know very little.
Sea snakes can dive up to 250 meters deep — that’s 800 feet
Snakes have taken to the deep sea.
A new study explains how snakes lost their legs
They didn't lose the genes for limbs -- they're just blocked.
Contrary to popular belief, drought actually leads to fewer snakebites
It seems that in this case, the popular belief was wrong.news
Venomous creatures could hold the key to innovative drug therapies
Specific substances from venom could be useful in devising new treatments.
First-ever baby snake fossil discovered beautifully encased in amber
Poor baby snake!
Scientists auction snake names to save them
How would you name a snake?
Why do snakes flick their tongues?
It's probably not what you think it is.
Python moms take care of their offspring, surprising researchers
Mother love -- with fangs.
Research of snakes’ straight-line movement could power the rescue bots of the future
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Snake fungal disease could be a global threat, much bigger than we thought
"This really is the worst-case scenario," said one scientist.
Snake fungal disease observed in Europe for the first time
Some pretty bad news for European snakes.
Fungal disease ravages American rattlesnakes
You may not like snakes, but they play an important role in ecosystems -- and they're in trouble.
“A curtain of snakes” — for the first time, scientists confirm snakes can hunt in packs
Snakes just got even more impressive.
A snake with the largest venom glands and known as the ‘killer of killers’ might help us make the best painkillers
You often have to look in peculiar (and dangerous) places for innovation.
Fossil Friday: the bug inside the lizard inside the snake
Always go for a meal before you fossilize.
Scientists figure out why snakes have such long bodies
Researchers from Portugal believe they finally have the answer.
Literally Ouroboros: snake gets trapped in a circle of its own shedding skin
Visitors to the Alice Springs Reptile Centre, home to the largest reptile display in Central Australia, were stunned by the ...
Underwater maintenance robot-snakes look scary but are actually quite cool
Eelume company developed a snake-like robot for underwater maintenance tasks. The deceptively simple robots could drastically reduce operating costs for ...
Four-legged snake is missing link between lizards and serpents
An "absolutely exquisite" fossil of a juvenile snake with limbs has been discovered by English paleontologists in Brazil. The fossil ...
Snakes evolved on land, possibly with toes and feet
A new analysis conducted by Yale researchers revealed that the first snakes may have actually evolved on land, not in ...
How antivenom is made and why it’s so darn expensive
Some 100,000 people die each year from venomous snakes bites. Most die because there's not enough antivenom.
Snake missing link found: it crawled by T-Rex
Researchers have discovered what they believe to be a grandfather of snakes, which descended from terrestrial rather than marine ancestors. ...
