From venomous spines to spike-covered genitalia, creatures around the world have unique features that set them apart.

Science splits the iconic king cobra into four distinct species, reshaping our understanding of venomous snake diversity and ...

The king cobra, previously believed to be a single species, is now identified as a complex of four distinct species due to ...

A company specializing in catching snakes showed in a photo it posted why watching where you step in the wild is extremely ...

Snake encounters are more common than you might think, and they often happen when you least expect it—sometimes even around ...

But while talking about snakes in general with Field Museum scientists would surely be fascinating unto itself, in this case, ...

"There's just a lot we don't know, and this is sort of the first step in getting a better grasp on what this biodiversity ...

In honor of the Year of the Snake, let’s appreciate the strange anatomy and evolution of these slithery reptiles ...

Few creatures are as fearsome as venomous snakes and scorpions. While snake venom can cause paralysis and tissue damage, ...

Three new species of king cobras have recently been identified, and the Field Museum’s collection has been harboring one of ...

A snake handler in the Western Cape shared a nerve-racking video of himself almost getting bitten by a highly venomous and ...