Snakes have adapted to climb trees, leap across hot sand, and even swim through water — all without arms or legs. What’s their secret? Mike Bock This corn snake, shown here at the Smithsonian's ...

A new record has been set for the world's largest snake! Read here to learn about the reticulated python "The Baroness." ...

It is easy to think of snakes as creatures that were always legless, gliding effortlessly through grass or sand. Yet millions of years ago, their ancestors had four fully formed limbs. The journey ...

"This snake could easily swallow at least a calf, if not an adult cow," an explorer and natural history photographer said of ...

On very rare occasions, an exceptional fossil is unearthed that provides an extraordinary glimpse into the evolution of a group of organisms. This time, it is the beautifully preserved skull of an ...

If you got eaten by a snake, it could take a whole month to digest you... but it would at least leave your hair ...