Mass. has 14 species of snake. Which ones are on Cape Cod? Did you know Nantucket doesn't have some species that are ...

Snakes have both fascinated and scared humans for as long as we can remember. Especially frightening are the giants that ...

Virginia wildlife officials are encouraging people to help report sightings of a harmless snake known for playing dead.

Researchers in Cambodia surveyed dozens of previously unexplored caves and found several species never seen before, including ...

A new species of snake, Hebius vogeli, has been discovered along the Vietnam-China border. This taxonomic breakthrough stems from a comprehensive reassessment of the Hebius optatus species complex, ...

Researchers say snake populations will broadly move towards higher latitudes and heavily populated areas as rising temperatures make their current habitats less suitable ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. A herpetologist reveals the shocking discovery of one of ...

The researchers who discovered the creatures in a multi-year survey of Cambodian caves are still working to name and identify ...

The country continues to surprise the scientific community with its biodiversity and the availability of new, unknown species ...