Snakes' secret language of ultraviolet color: A hidden world of predator evasion and camouflage
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 ...
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Snakes use invisible colors to outsmart predators
The study shows that UV colors are widespread in snakes, and may play a significant role in evading predators such as birds.
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Snakes: Facts about one of the most iconic creatures in animal hiss-tory
Snakes are exclusively carnivorous, meaning that they only eat other animals — and in some cases, eggs. Their diets range ...
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Venomous snake found in box of grocery store bananas
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." ...
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2-foot-long predator — with ‘mesh pattern’ on its eyes — discovered as new species
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 ...
Urgent warning issued over giant snakes on Spanish island loved by Brits
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.