Snakes don’t always get credit in the brains department. With no limbs and a blank stare, they’ve been cast as simple predators, slithering on instinct, but some snakes are surprisingly clever. While ...

Are snakes reptiles? Despite their different body structure, snakes share all of the necessary physiological traits that make up the reptile group. These include both their external structure (e.g., ...

High in the forest canopy, one genus of snake learned how to solve the problem of flight without wings. Here’s how, according ...

As a San Francisco transplant in Landers, CA, Danielle Wall didn’t exactly plan to become the High Desert’s go-to snake wrangler. But one encounter with a rattlesnake in the middle of the road — ...

Snakes "smell" with their forked tongues, collecting scent particles to analyze with their Jacobson's organ. Snakes don't have external ears. They sense vibrations through their jawbone and inner ear.

Yellowstone National Park is home to 11 species of reptiles and amphibians. Snakes make up nearly half of that number, with several species found throughout Yellowstone’s 3,471 square miles. The park ...

Reptiles, including turtles and snakes, play a vital role in the Southeastern North Carolina ecosystem. Snakes help control rodent populations, preventing crop damage and disease spread. The New ...