Snakes regularly shed their skin. This process is called ecdysis. Younger snakes shed more often. Bluish eyes and reduced ...

The Papuan olive python, a remarkable reptile from New Guinea's rainforests, captivates with its chameleon-like ...

Dates for the 2025 Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day event aimed at removing invasive Burmese pythons, have been announced ...

Did you know that snakes could have blue, red, and even green eyes? Although most snakes have yellowish eyes with slit pupils ...

Find out more about the only snake species native to the UK that can swim underwater, including if it's dangerous, its bite and where it can ...

The skin colouration and patterns of the corn snake, Pantherophis guttatus ... Through crossings between Motley and Stripe snakes, and genome sequencing of the offspring, the researchers found ...

Researchers at the University of Agder (UiA) and Uppsala University are examining hundreds of snakes from museum collections.

Through crossings between Motley and Stripe snakes, and genome sequencing ... gene are associated with modified skin color pattern phenotypes in the corn snake, Genome Biology (2025).

This sense of smell assists the snake in finding food and identifying potential mates or enemies. The outer skin covering is shed and replaced several times during the year, and shed skins are good ...

Still, my stance toward snakeskin could be best described as biblical: fairly warned but fatefully tempted. That shifted when ...

Slow worms are often mistaken for snakes, but these 'legless lizards' can be spotted in UK gardens and woodland.

In many animals, skin colors and patterns play an essential role, whether for camouflage, communication, or thermoregulation. In corn snakes, some lineages display red, yellow, or pink hues, and their ...