In the study of why and how animals look the way they do, color is king—at least, the range of color humans can see. A ...

The study shows that UV colors are widespread in snakes, and may play a significant role in evading predators such as birds.

Snakes are exclusively carnivorous, meaning that they only eat other animals — and in some cases, eggs. Their diets range ...

Another said, “I have two snakes at home, that’s enough for me.” Ralbovsky said any animal that sneaks into produce boxes is "just trying to find a place to hide from predators." ...

The snakes are predators, likely feeding “on frogs in the wild.” Two more Ovophis zhaoermii, or Guanyinshan mountain pit vipers. Photos from Liu, Hou, Mo, Li, Li, Luo, Rao and Li (2025) Researchers ...

In 2013, a horseshoe snake in Ibiza won the world record for being the largest of its species, measuring a staggering 183cm, the average length being 89cm.

A team of scientists from Kyoto University tested the notion that frogs freeze in place when faced with a snake by staging experiments that pitted the arch enemies against each other. They found ...