If you think that dogs chasing their own tails are fascinating, the snake in this YouTube video clip will blow your mind! It features a speckled kingsnake that has swallowed its own tail. What’s more, ...

Personally, I love snakes, but many people can't say the same. Whether you like them or not, they play a beneficial role in your garden's ecosystem (if you want to keep your plants, anyway). This ...

Burmese pythons were released into Florida through the pet trade, and now the Everglades may hold hundreds of thousands of them. These snakes can grow beyond 5 meters, weigh up to 90 kilos, lay ...

Someone once asked me if pine snakes eat pinecones. The answer is no. The name refers not to what pine snakes eat but to where many of them live, in longleaf pine forests. But someone who does not ...

The hunter became the hunted. Thought the idea of a snake eating a whole deer was wild? This week, a hangry deer turned the tables on the scaly predators by devouring a whole serpent by the side of ...

Pythons have huge appetites, but which snake would win an eating contest? Surprisingly, it’s a harmless little African snake that consumes eggs whole like an amuse-bouche. Biologist Bruce Jayne at the ...