Snakes may be feared, but many animals hunt them. Explore how predators adapt to venom, speed, and defense to shape ...

A pair of biologists at the University of Belgrade, in Serbia, has found that dice snakes use a variety of techniques to fool predators into believing they have died. In their paper published in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Even some of nature’s most intimidating creatures are prey to others. Discover which animals hunt snakes and how they manage to ...

In the rainforests of Central and South America, a bright green snake often slips silently through the trees. Known as the ...

Guinness World Records recently confirmed that Ibu Baron, a reticulated python ( Malayopython reticulatus ), is believed to ...

High up from the forest floor, birds flit from limb to limb and weave their homes from leafy foliage, seemingly safe from predators that might be lurking in the forest below. But certain species of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. There are few phrases guaranteed to trigger disbelief ...