Scientists confirm a record-breaking green anaconda in the Amazon, revealing new species clues, surprising sizes, invasive ...

A strange little snake fossil found on England’s south coast has finally revealed its secrets—more than 40 years after it was discovered. The newly named Paradoxophidion richardoweni lived around 37 ...

In deserts, jungles and swamps around the world, snakes are waging a biochemical war against their prey. When a snake displays its fangs, it’s showing off one of evolution’s greatest weapons. This is ...

The origins of snakes have baffled scientists for decades. How did these limbless, slithering predators evolve from their distant lizard ancestors? A remarkable discovery on the Isle of Skye, Scotland ...

Dwelling around 167 million years ago, the chimeric reptile was discovered along with 70 other prehistoric species.

Ancient England snake fossil Paradoxophidion helps explain how modern snakes evolved during warm humid Eocene period.

The fossil record of squamates, encompassing both lizards and snakes, provides an intricate account of evolutionary innovation over millions of years. Fossils elucidate key morphological transitions, ...

In the arid shale beds of western India, scientists have uncovered a remarkable fossil that tells the story of a prehistoric snake that once ruled the landscape. Named Vasuki indicus, this massive ...

Red snakes are perhaps the most visually stunning of these intriguing reptiles, drawing attention with vibrant shades of ...

The Isle of Skye holds the key to ancient species. From the Elgol dinosaur to the Krusatodon or the world’s largest pterosaur fossil from the Jurassic period, fossils found here have shaped our ...

High in the forest canopy, one genus of snake learned how to solve the problem of flight without wings. Here’s how, according ...

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