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From Blood Rain to Green Poo: 10 Weirdest Science Stories of 2015
December 25, 2015 | ArticleThings got pretty weird this year.
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2 'Extinct' Sea Snakes Discovered Off Australian Coast
December 22, 2015 | ArticleTwo species of venomous sea snakes that were thought to be extinct have been discovered slithering off the coast of western Australia.
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In Photos: How Snake Embryos Grow a Phallus
October 01, 2015 | ArticleImages of snake embryos reveal how genes that enhance the growth of limbs are used to grow the phallus for these legless reptiles.
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No Boys Allowed: Snake Mom Has 'Virgin Birth'
September 24, 2015 | ArticleA female water snake in Missouri can do something that no human woman can (no matter how badly she might want to).
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Snakebites in Costa Rica Rise Along with El Niño Cycles
September 11, 2015 | ArticleSnakebites in Costa Rica spike during El Niño and La Niña as venomous snakes respond to changes in the weather and climate.
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Snake in the Grass! Huge Everglades Python Shows Invasive Issue
July 31, 2015 | ArticleA giant python, about as long as a shipping container, was captured in Everglades National Park in Florida earlier this month (July 9).
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Unexpected Step: Snake Ancestor Had Four Feet
July 23, 2015 | ArticleThe oldest snake fossil on record looks almost like a modern snake, except for one glaring difference: It has four feet, each with five digits, a new study finds.
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Photos: Weird 4-Legged Snake Was Transitional Creature
July 23, 2015 | ArticleSnakes used to have four legs, according to a roughly 120-million-year-old fossil from northeastern Brazil.
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Myth Debunked: Boa Constrictors Don't Suffocate Prey to Death
July 22, 2015 | ArticleBoa constrictors are notorious for their deadly grip, squeezing their next meal until it expires. But scientists have long wondered whether this fatal hug kills prey by suffocation or by obstructing blood flow in the snake's victims.
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Python Eats Porcupine, Regrets It Later (Here's Why)
June 26, 2015 | ArticleEver wonder what might happen if a python ate a porcupine? Well, wonder no more. One of these giant snakes — which kill prey by suffocating it and then consuming it whole — recently dined on a porcupine and didn't live to brag about it.
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