With over 4,000 distinct species of snakes on the planet, it makes sense that some have adapted to overcome their limited mobility compared to their nimble prey, such as rats and rabbits. These ...

For a few weeks each year, roughly 2.7 miles of road are shut down in Illinois’s Shawnee National Forest to protect many ...

Explore the fascinating world of snakes in our latest video, "Snakes are Pretty Quick!" Discover the surprising speed and agility of these incredible reptiles. From the desert sands to the dense ...

Less than a two-hour-drive south of Belleville, you can spot more than 20 species of snakes on a hike shorter than 3 miles. “I don’t think you can do that anywhere else in North America,” Mark ...

A unique snake in Iran, the spider-tailed horned viper, has a tail that mimics a spider. This adaptation helps it lure birds ...

But other animals also migrate. Among the mammals, several kinds of bats, our only winged mammal, will seek insects farther ...

A rare two-headed California Kingsnake, born with bicephaly, is thriving at six months old, showcasing the unusual embryonic ...

The crushed corpse of a snake was found on a Windsor roadway last week — and a wildlife preservationist says it's a terrible blow to the efforts to save the species in our region.According to Jonathan ...