An extinct snake has slithered its way out of obscurity over four decades after its discovery. The newly described species of ...

The Earth has seen some truly gigantic snakes throughout its history, and these creatures were so massive and powerful that ...

Sea snakes have dramatically reconfigured their sense of smell for underwater life. Researchers found their airborne scent ...

The fossil record of squamates, encompassing both lizards and snakes, provides an intricate account of evolutionary innovation over millions of years. Fossils elucidate key morphological transitions, ...

Ancient snakes once possessed four limbs, but evolution dramatically reshaped them. A genetic 'switch' called the ZRS ...

Sea snakes exemplify a unique evolutionary transition from terrestrial to fully marine lifestyles. Their morphology, physiology and behaviour display a suite of adaptations that enable survival in ...

How big they are: Can range from 4 inches (10 centimeters) to over 30 feet (9 meters) There are about 4,000 different snake species in the world today. They occupy a wide range of habitats — some ...

Chinese scientists discovered a new species of snakes in the West China Rain Zone, situated primarily in southwest China's Sichuan Province, and named them western China mountain snakes, the Chengdu ...

Ecology of snakes on islands / Marcio Martins and Harvey B. Lillywhite -- Isolation, dispersal, and changing sea levels : how sea kraits spread to far-flung islands / Harold Heatwole -- Terrestrial ...