Like nearly all living reptiles, snakes are cold-blooded, meaning they rely on the environment to regulate the temperature of their bodies. As a result, snakes are frequently seen warming ...

Some snakes can adjust the angle of individual scales, to fine-tune their grip, making them excellent climbers. Sea snakes are able to supplement their air supply by absorbing oxygen from the ...

The image of airborne snakes may seem like the stuff of nightmares (or a certain Hollywood movie), but in the jungles of South and Southeast Asia it is reality. Flying snake is a misnomer ...

An Australian man has described feeling "the shudders" after more than 100 venomous red-bellied black snakes were rescued from a mulch pile in his backyard in Sydney. David Stein called Reptile ...

A breed of snakes has made itself at home in a coastal part of North Wales. Aesculapian snakes are traditionally found in warmer climates like continental Europe but around 240 have now been ...