Serpents get a bad rap. Their lore, both mythological and pop cultural, can engender fear and hatred of snakes. Unfairly, experts say, humans go after the harmless, slithery rat exterminator in the ...
Every summer, without fail, the British press carries alarming stories about snake sightings. On an island that only has one ...
Snakes are efficient predators, but they are far from invincible. Across different ecosystems, a small group of animals has evolved physical traits, hunting methods, or physiological defenses that ...