Contrary to popular belief, water moccasins and cottonmouth snakes are the same snakes. Both terms refer to the same species, ...
The complex biology of ghrelin, the hunger hormone, has researchers wondering how its absence helps snakes last a long time with no food, if at all.
Saharan Africa, over 300,000 people are envenomed each year, leading to over 7,000 deaths and almost twice as many ...
Snakes are creepy enough with their hissing, silent slithering, and potential for venomous bites. But new research has uncovered another reason to fear snakes. It turns out that snakes have exhibited ...