King cobras are the world's longest venomous snakes. So, imagine seeing one a few feet away as you embark on a train in India. The Western Ghats King Cobra (Ophiophagus kaalinga)—a vulnerable king ...

Scientists recently discovered a new species of green anaconda in the Amazon rainforest. A new Nat Geo series shows the moment they encountered this snake in the wild. When you purchase through links ...

From navigation to social behavior to personality, scientists are rewriting what it means to be a clever snake. Here’s what we know, according to research. Snakes have long been cast as cold, ...

Gary Goldman, who has battled Disney in court over the franchise, thinks the viper Gary De’Snake is based on him. By Brooks Barnes Reporting from Los Angeles Gary Goldman raced to see “Zootopia 2” as ...

With Disney’s Zootopia 2 hitting theaters and introducing the brand-new character Gary De’Snake, we’re taking a look at some of the funniest, creepiest, and most memorable cartoon snakes throughout ...

Crikey, a new species of wolf snake has been discovered in India and named after the late Steve Irwin. Researchers decided to call the glossy black snake "Irwin's wolf snake," or "Lycodon irwini," in ...

Dusk starts to settle across the landscape. The dirt trail, lit by the last licks of sunlight, winds through the trees. The sound of your shuffling footfalls fills the quiet. Suddenly, you stop.

The North American racer is one of Ohio's fastest and most aggressive snakes. While not venomous, racers can inflict a painful bite if they feel threatened. The species is divided into the black racer ...

Picture an animal that huddles up with others when stressed, babysits its young, hangs out around relatives, and gathers in big groups every year. Did you imagine a rattlesnake? For a long time, ...

Reptiles don’t just pee, they crystallize their waste. Researchers found that snakes and other reptiles form tiny uric acid spheres, a water-saving evolutionary trick. This discovery could illuminate ...

High-speed video helped researchers to get close-ups of the attack strategies of three snake families. By Ari Daniel Venomous snakes inhabit a different perceptual world than we do. “Before the mammal ...

In a first, scientists recorded high-speed footage from dozens of venomous snakes as they went in for the kill. Reading time 3 minutes If you’ve ever been morbidly curious about what it would look ...