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YouTube Anaconda Vomited Goat, Not Cow

November 27, 2012 | Article

An animal regurgitated by an anaconda in a YouTube video sensation is probably a goat, not a cow, one expert says
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Do Snakes Have Ears?

November 07, 2012 | Article

Snakes have no visible ear, so they don't hear sounds as we do.
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How Do Snakes Swallow Large Animals?

September 11, 2012 | Article

A snake's jaw is rigged with tendons, muscles, and ligaments that give it a gymnast's flexibility. The jaws do not dislocate, however.
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Skin Shedders: A Gallery of Creatures That Molt

April 10, 2012 | Image Album

A collection of creatures that shed their skins.
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Goodness Snakes! Sociable Rattlers Cuddle With Their Kin

February 21, 2012 | Article

Turns out, the slithering animals have a soft side.
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Boas Time Their Big Squeeze to Prey's Heartbeat

January 17, 2012 | Article

The snake senses its prey's heartbeat while they squeeze its life out.
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Virgin Birth Discovered in Pit Vipers

October 17, 2011 | Article

The slithering gal hadn't had contact with a mate, but still birthed baby snakes.
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Snakes Bite 1.5 Million People in Sub-Saharan Africa Yearly

September 14, 2011 | Article

Snakebites are a significant burden to the people of Sub-Saharan Africa.
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7 Shocking Snake Stories

August 01, 2011 | Countdown

Surprising discoveries about one of nature's most feared creatures.
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How Hard-Headed Lizards Lost Their Legs

May 18, 2011 | Article

The strange group of worm-like amphisbaenians, which outwardly resemble snakes, is more closely related to lizards.
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