Jackie Kovacs loves snakes. The 54-year-old mother of three spends many hours of her free time wading the creek in Sokol Park in search of the very reptiles that most of humanity goes out of their way ...

Danish scientists have developed an origami snake robot that could one day search for survivors at disaster sites, or even explore other planets. The device moves via rectilinear locomotion, just like ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Search All: Snakes This is a game in the “search for objects” genre, in which you need to find all the snakes in a large location. Snakes will be located in ...

Lots of snakes can detect heat, but only three families evolved true infrared targeting. Meet the most iconic predator from each. It’s partly true that some snakes are blind. A good example is the ...

Snakes "smell" with their forked tongues, collecting scent particles to analyze with their Jacobson's organ. Snakes don't have external ears. They sense vibrations through their jawbone and inner ear.

A Tennessee hiker died after being bitten by a timber rattlesnake he picked up. Timber rattlesnakes, copperheads, and massasauga rattlesnakes are Ohio's three venomous snake species. While venomous, ...

Not everyone is thrilled to share their surroundings with snakes. Some folks find these reptiles fascinating and rush to identify one when they spot it slithering by. Others, however, would rather ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Snakes deliver their venom in one of two ways: through ...

Summer is a prime time for snake activity, so now that the weather is warmer, here's a column originally published July 8, 2024, about a Tuscaloosa woman's fascination with the creatures. Jackie ...

Mississippi is home to six venomous snakes, including copperheads, rattlesnakes, water moccasins and coral snakes. A new study found that most people wait too long to seek help after a venomous snake ...