Snake news, features and articles

More than 90 rattlesnakes were pulled from the foundation of a California home, where the snakes may have been gathering to give birth.

Snakes have evolved highly adapted fangs that act as a delivery system for toxins.

Snakes use an audio trick to cause approaching mammals to underestimate their distance to the snakes, creating a safety buffer region between themselves and a potential threat.

Sea snakes, particularly males, are more likely to interact with scuba divers during mating season because the snakes can't distinguish the divers from potential mates, a new study has found.

Here's a look at the gruesome ways pythons take down their prey, from rats and mice to spotted deer and crocodiles. See photos of the snakes in action.

Scientists in China have discovered a new species of deadly snake and have named it after a shape-shifting snake goddess from Chinese mythology.

Researchers believe the new locomotion is behind the success of invasive snakes in Guam and hope to use this information to create countermeasures.

Invading pythons are causing problems for the native wildlife in Florida. Should people start eating them and are they even safe to eat?

A rare, two-headed racer snake turned up in Florida, after being caught by a curious house cat

Rattlesnakes are threatened in British Columbia in Canada, and many populations are declining at alarming rates.