Mimicry is one of the most interesting forms of defense in nature. Sometimes an innocent and harmless insect can look like a terrifying snake, scaring off predators. One example is the hawk moth ...

You've probably heard stories about venomous snakes, maybe even shivered at the thought of encountering one. The king cobra ...

Biologists trudged through the grassy nature preserve carrying cloth bags that contained fearsome-seeming cargo: 42 snake-eating apex predators. The conservation program has now released 209 Eastern ...

Snakes are among the most feared predators on Earth, armed with venom, stealth, and some of the most specialized hunting adaptations in the animal kingdom. But not all snakes are equally dangerous. In ...

Snakeskin decor is a bold interior design choice—but for some birds, it's literally a matter of life and death. This is the conclusion of researchers from New York's Cornell University, who found ...

When a bird drapes its nest with snake skin, it isn't just making an interesting decor choice. Researchers find that for some birds, it keeps predators at bay. When a bird drapes its nest with snake ...

Snakes may well be one of nature's greatest predators, capable of eating whole deer or even crocodiles, but just as ...

Biologists released 42 Eastern indigo snakes into their increasingly uncommon environment, the longleaf pine ecosystem in the Florida Panhandle. Photo from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...