When you're hiking in the Smokies, keep an eye out for snakes - but remember that humans probably see only 10% of the snakes ...

Fossil vertebrae excavated during a mine dig in western India are the remains of one of the largest snakes that ever existed.

Snakes are impressive predators, often utilizing speed and even venom against their opponents. But what happens when these ...

Larger snakes can easily feed on pigs, primates and deer. They are ambush predators. They hide until their prey is close, and ...

The king cobra, at 18 feet, is the world's largest venomous snake, utilizing neurotoxic venom to kill large prey. Armed ...

Named after the mythical serpent Vasuki from Hindu mythology, it belonged to the now-extinct Madtsoiidae family, a group of large, non-venomous constrictor snakes.

Each snake is equipped with a pair of long ... hunt in total darkness and identify warm-blooded prey via infrared detection. This highly effective ambush predator is dependent on the longleaf pine ...