Water sticks to the snakes’ backs because of special properties of their scales. This is an Inside Science story. (Inside Science) -- Water is scarce for many creatures in the Sonoran Desert in ...

Extreme heat and drought are putting new pressures on wildlife in Arizona, even species that have adapted to desert conditions over thousands of years. A biologist who studies rattlesnakes had never ...

Most people’s reaction to seeing a snake is a mix of surprise and a sudden urge to be somewhere else, especially if you find ...