snakes

Cultural Beliefs Protect Snakes in Southwest India’s Sacred Groves

New Species of Wood Snake Found in the Western Ghats

How to Save a Country From Snakebite

A large southern African python. Source: Author provided

If You’re a Southern African Python, Being a ‘Good’ Mum Could Get You Killed

Puff adders are ambush foraging snakes and therefore have squat bodies and broad heads for handling their infrequent, large meals. Snakes with this body form tend to be slow moving, and can thus not rely on speed to escape from predators. Credit: Graham Alexander

Not on the Nose: How Puff Adders Dodge Their Predators

A boa constrictor. Credit: Joseph O'Neill.

How do Snake Constrictors Kill Their Prey?