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Some snakes lack the ‘hunger hormone.’ Experts are hungry to know why
The gene for ghrelin is missing in serpents, yet present in other fasting reptiles.
Snakes keep evolving into cannibals — here's what scientists think is going on
A review of over 500 reports of cannibalistic behavior in snakes finds it's appeared multiple times in different evolutionary lineages, leading researchers to hypothesize it's beneficial for snakes.
Meet ‘The Baroness’—the world’s longest wild snake
She's more than 23 feet long, and verified by Guinness World Records. Snake rescuer Budi Purwanto runs a shelter for rescued pythons. He saved the record-breaking snake Ibu Baron, a name which means "The Baroness," and is currently caring for her.
Smith College students build winter home for threatened rat snakes
Smith College students and staff have built a man-made hibernaculum at the MacLeish Field Station as part of a habitat restoration project for native species. The hibernaculum will provide a protected shelter for Eastern rat snakes and other reptile and rodent species during the winter months.
Beware the vipers: These snakes appear to strike the fastest
Some vipers are the sprinters of snakes. Researchers compared 36 venomous snakes from three families. Vipers wielded the fastest attacks. Some members of one of the other families could give slower vipers stiff competition.
Anacondas became massive 12 million years ago — and it worked so well, they haven't changed size since
Anacondas average between 13 and 16 feet (4 to 5 meters) long, the same length they've been for 12 million years. (Image credit: Andres Alfonso-Rojas) Anacondas have been giant for millions of years, a new study finds.
Cold snap in Florida made Burmese python puke up a whole deer
Difficulty digesting large meals may limit where these temperature-sensitive snakes can call home — and that might be a good thing in places where they're invasive.
India's snakebite crisis is killing tens of thousands every year
Around 50,000 Indians are killed by snakebites each year - roughly half of all deaths worldwide Devendra, who was a farmer in India, still remembers the moment a snake sank its fangs into his leg while he was picking mulberry leaves.
Some snakes lack the ‘hunger hormone.’ Experts are hungry to know why
The gene for ghrelin is missing in serpents, yet present in other fasting reptiles.
Snakes keep evolving into cannibals — here's what scientists think is going on
A review of over 500 reports of cannibalistic behavior in snakes finds it's appeared multiple times in different evolutionary lineages, leading researchers to hypothesize it's beneficial for snakes.
Meet ‘The Baroness’—the world’s longest wild snake
She's more than 23 feet long, and verified by Guinness World Records. Snake rescuer Budi Purwanto runs a shelter for rescued pythons. He saved the record-breaking snake Ibu Baron, a name which means "The Baroness," and is currently caring for her.
Smith College students build winter home for threatened rat snakes
Smith College students and staff have built a man-made hibernaculum at the MacLeish Field Station as part of a habitat restoration project for native species. The hibernaculum will provide a protected shelter for Eastern rat snakes and other reptile and rodent species during the winter months.
Beware the vipers: These snakes appear to strike the fastest
Some vipers are the sprinters of snakes. Researchers compared 36 venomous snakes from three families. Vipers wielded the fastest attacks. Some members of one of the other families could give slower vipers stiff competition.
Anacondas became massive 12 million years ago — and it worked so well, they haven't changed size since
Anacondas average between 13 and 16 feet (4 to 5 meters) long, the same length they've been for 12 million years. (Image credit: Andres Alfonso-Rojas) Anacondas have been giant for millions of years, a new study finds.
Cold snap in Florida made Burmese python puke up a whole deer
Difficulty digesting large meals may limit where these temperature-sensitive snakes can call home — and that might be a good thing in places where they're invasive.
India's snakebite crisis is killing tens of thousands every year
Around 50,000 Indians are killed by snakebites each year - roughly half of all deaths worldwide Devendra, who was a farmer in India, still remembers the moment a snake sank its fangs into his leg while he was picking mulberry leaves.
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