The northern water snake is regarded as one of the most abundant species of semi-aquatic snakes in North America. It usually inhabits places such as lakes, rivers, ponds, and marshes, and spends most ...

A giant northern green anaconda named Ana Julia was discovered in Brazil. This enormous snake measured nearly eight meters ...

The biggest living snake is the green anaconda, found in South America. Ancient snakes, like the Titanoboa, were orders of magnitude larger. Here’s what we know about the famed “titan boa.” The recent ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A viperine snake swallows a ruffe fish. A herpetologist in France has captured a remarkable photo of a snake choking as it ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The ancient oceans of the Eocene epoch teemed with ...

Pythons have huge appetites, but which snake around the world would win an eating contest? Surprisingly, it's a harmless little African snake that consumes eggs whole. Biologist Bruce Jayne at the ...