The inland taipan is widely regarded as the most venomous snake on Earth. Here’s how life in the Australian outback shaped its extraordinary evolutionary weapon.

If you don't want snakes in your garden or live in an area with dangerous species, you may not want to grow this one ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. On June 9, 2006, herpetologist Blair Hedges and his wife, ...

A bite from a rattlesnake spotted on the loose in Southampton last week would constitute a medical emergency and require ...

Snake season is in full swing across the High Desert. See these photos captured by High Desert residents of snakes in yards, around neighborhoods.

As we enter the Year of the Snake, we take the opportunity to revisit the starring roles of this mystic animal in art. Snake is the sixth animal sign in the 12-year zodiac cycle and based on ...

The trend of reality competitions where one of the contestants secretly has a leg up on the others continues with the new Fox series The Snake. It even continues the trend of having these shows hosted ...