Researchers have identified Yakacoatl tlalli as a nonvenomous, subterranean new snake species from the Balsas River basin.
"This particular individual, feeling threatened, remained motionless, mimicking one of the branches of the shrub it was on." ...
A simple walk down an Indian village resulted in a first-of-its-kind discovery.
The complex biology of ghrelin, the hunger hormone, has researchers wondering how its absence helps snakes last a long time with no food, if at all.
Guinness World Records recently confirmed that Ibu Baron, a reticulated python ( Malayopython reticulatus ), is believed to ...
"This particular individual, feeling threatened, remained motionless, mimicking one of the branches of the shrub it was on." ...
"This snake could easily swallow at least a calf, if not an adult cow," an explorer and natural history photographer said of the python ...
A simple walk down an Indian village resulted in a first-of-its-kind discovery.
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
A study of more than 100 kindergarten-age children suggests kids tend to think of snakes differently than they do other animals and that hearing negative or objectifying language about the slithery ...
Discover Ibu Baron or the Baroness, a reticulated python from Indonesia's Sulawesi that officially became the world's longest ...