Iowa has 28 species of snakes, five of which are venomous. Snakes form a key part of the ecosystems they inhabit, helping to keep populations of mice, squirrels, other small animals and even insects ...

Sometimes, the biggest discoveries don’t arrive with drumrolls or headlines. They just sit there quietly, almost invisible, ...

A tiny reed snake, Calamaria mizoramensis, has been discovered in Mizoram, India. Hidden for years, this nocturnal species ...

Ancient England snake fossil Paradoxophidion helps explain how modern snakes evolved during warm humid Eocene period.

A snake pulled from inside another snake's stomach was a species unknown to science — Cenaspis aenigma! House fails to ...

Discover the monster snake that makes all modern snakes seem small by comparison. Learn about Titanoboa, the biggest snake to roam the Earth!

If you step outside this summer, chances are you’ll see a snake or two slithering along. There’s no need to worry as most snakes in Kansas and the Wichita area are harmless and help with rodent ...

Spain hosts 14 snake species, yet only three are venomous. Experts say fear outweighs risk, as most snakes flee humans, and ...

Snakes don’t always get credit in the brains department. With no limbs and a blank stare, they’ve been cast as simple predators, slithering on instinct, but some snakes are surprisingly clever. While ...

The discovery of a quartet of fossilized snakes, a never-before-seen species from the boa family that lived 38 million years ago, has provided paleontologists with a rare insight into reptilian social ...

A collaborative effort by scientists from Mizoram and international researchers from Russia, Germany, and Vietnam has led to ...