This ancient, leg-bearing snake is rewriting the story of how serpents slithered, and sometimes walked, their way through evolutionary history.

Garter snakes can survive being frozen solid for hours. Here’s how evolution, biochemistry and behavior have allowed them to ...

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, ...

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

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

A n ancient species of snake has been found in England, and it is – and this is a scientific term – “bizarre”. We’re not ...

It is easy to think of snakes as creatures that were always legless, gliding effortlessly through grass or sand. Yet millions of years ago, their ancestors had four fully formed limbs. The journey ...

When most people think of massive snakes, the first one that comes to mind is the anaconda. Anacondas might be the largest ...

When you think of snakes, you probably picture them sliding through warm forests, hiding in damp soil, or sunning themselves ...

One afternoon, you read a paper title and pause, not because it is complex, but because it sounds wrong. Right-handed snakes.