Discover the monster snake that makes all modern snakes seem small by comparison. Learn about Titanoboa, the biggest snake to roam the Earth!

With exquisitely patterned bodies, predatory strikes that accelerate faster than a fighter jet, and even a capacity for "flight," snakes are a fascinating group of reptiles. Some deserve attention for ...

Snakes live just about everywhere. From black rat snakes in the garden to rattlers out West, they're simply a part of many healthy ecosystems. It's the venomous snakes and the giant, bone-crushing ...

Quick Take Reaching a size 5 times larger than males is a biological benchmark for breeding females. Holding breath for 10 ...

Venomous snakes kill tens of thousands of people every year, mostly in rural parts of Asia and Africa where medical care and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. It may not come as a surprise that snakes move quickly, as ...

When you think of snakes, you may be most concerned about whether the snake is venomous or not. Rattlesnakes in the United States are very venomous; the Black Mamba is an extremely venomous snake in ...

King cobras (Ophiophagus hannah) are endemic to the forests and swamps of Asia, with a range that spans from the Indian ...

Some places on Earth look harmless at first glance, sunlit beaches, quiet riverbanks, lush forests, or dramatic deserts. But ...

World Snake Day is a popular event at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, and the museum will be hosting it again this week. "People can see and touch live snakes and learn how to distinguish ...

One of 8 U.S. lakes with the most snakes, according to World Atlas, is in Alabama, teeming with venomous and non-venomous ...