the longest native snake in the United States. This innovative approach looks for traces of environmental DNA in soil samples and can significantly bolster efforts to conserve this threatened species.

An olive-colored snake that was kept in captivity for 20 years has revealed a magnificent discovery which led to the identification of a new species.

Poyarkov’s big-tooth snakes are “secretive” and “quite ... Researchers did not provide a DNA analysis of the new species. Aspen Pflughoeft covers real-time news for McClatchy.

(Recombinant DNA technologies in this case refer to the ... Also, the new proteins designed against snake toxins are small, compared to antibodies. Their smaller size might allow for greater ...

Kwiaht herpetologist Christian Oldham is documenting the seasonal activities of both populations, and both prey and snake DNA samples are being analyzed at Kwiaht’s Lopez Island laboratory.

A team of paleontologists, led by Prof. Michael Caldwell, discovered 140-167 million-year-old fossils of four ancient legged snakes in Canada.