Snakes are efficient predators, but they are far from invincible. Across different ecosystems, a small group of animals has ...

Kingsnakes stand out as top rattlesnake hunters in the wild. These snakes lack venom but possess a special defense against ...

Researchers in Colombia have scanned the skins of aquatic snakes to figure out how scale sensilla, tiny sensor-like structures, could help them find and attack prey. Scale sensilla, which are ...

High up from the forest floor, birds flit from limb to limb and weave their homes from leafy foliage, seemingly safe from ...

When we think of fast animals, cheetahs sprinting across the African Savanna or peregrine falcons diving through the sky might come to mind. But some of the speediest creatures can be found slithering ...

Snakes are one of nature's most interesting survivors. Where most people imagine them basking in warm sun or hiding amongst ...