Black Mambas, Africa’s fastest and most feared snakes, can be a key player into tracking pollution, while at the same time keeping ecosystems healthy. New research from the University of the ...

A snake catcher had a busy and "terrifying" day after he was called to four homes to catch four highly venomous snakes in quick succession. Nick Evans, a snake catcher based in South Africa's Greater ...

In a study that looked at hundreds of venomous snake species and a list of habitats, researchers say they've discovered clues in models indicating a significant change in the geographical distribution ...

Snakes have both fascinated and scared humans for as long as we can remember. Especially frightening are the giants that ...

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 ...

The Gans' egg-eater swallows a quail egg far larger than its head. Bruce Jayne via the University of Cincinnati A tiny egg-eating African snake may take the prize for swallowing the largest meals ...

The ancestors of cobras and related snakes first emerged in Asia roughly 35 million years ago. Many researchers thought the Elapoidea superfamily of snakes evolved in Africa before slithering their ...