The research, conducted in collaboration with colleagues at the University of Michigan, was published in the peer-reviewed journal BMC Ecology and Evolution. "We now have evidence that this group of ...

“Skulls of island tiger snakes are better able to change their growth when trained on different foods. The ability to change head shape during a lifetime as a result of diet increases these tiger ...

The discovery of an ancient snake fossil has changed the way that scientists view the evolution of snakes. About one hundred million years ago, some snakes did not have complete limbs - they still had ...

Snake evolution has intrigued scientists for years because they knew that these complex vertebrates once had limbs and adapted over time to live without them in dramatic fashion. But a limited fossil ...

Let's start with that skull: The bones are connected by elastic ligaments, which have a lot of stretch. And teeth? A snake's teeth are angled toward the throat and act as hooks to prevent live prey ...

As a part of their documentary, the Smithsonian Channel asked sculptor Kevin Hockley to create a full-size replica of Titanoboa. Robert Clark/Institute Titanoboa, pictured with a dyrosaur and a turtle ...

The discovery of a rare Cretaceous fossil that could have been a missing link in the evolution of modern snakes made headlines in 2015. It was dubbed Tetrapodophis amplectus (“four-footed serpent”) ...