A researcher took in what seemed like an ordinary juvenile snake, but as she grew, something felt off. Seven years of ...

A new egg-eater snake species from Ethiopia's Harenna Forest looks just like a common relative - except it's lost the ability ...

South Africa’s landscapes carry a quiet tension that rarely makes itself obvious at first glance. Grasslands that look open and harmless, river edges softened by reeds, suburban gardens edging into ...

Black Mambas, Africa’s fastest and most feared snakes, can be a key player into tracking pollution, while at the same time keeping ecosystems healthy. New research from the University of the ...

Black mambas, Africa's fastest and most feared snakes, can be a key player in tracking pollution, while at the same time keeping ecosystems healthy. New research from the University of the ...

When a homeowner in Queensburgh, a suburb of Durban, South Africa, saw a thin snake sliding past him in his garage, he called snake rescuer Nick Evans. The snake turned out to be a young black mamba ...

Pythons have huge appetites, but which snake around the world would win an eating contest? Surprisingly, it's a harmless little African snake that consumes eggs whole. Biologist Bruce Jayne at the ...

A black mamba snake with its head resting on a leaf and its black, forked tongue coming out of its mouth. Researchers have developed an antivenom that effectively neutralizes bites from the black ...

A Limpopo snake catcher left Mzansi stunned after calmly removing a black mamba from a cluttered lodge storage area, with ...

The deadly Gaboon viper is predicted to start migrating in search of a suitable climate in 2070. Mark Kostich/Getty Images A global group of scientists has predicted that climate change may cause ...