You've probably heard stories about venomous snakes, maybe even shivered at the thought of encountering one. The king cobra ...

Hawk moth caterpillars scare predators by mimicking snakes, complete with fake eyes, lunging movements, and scale-like patterns.

Ophidiophobia (the phobia of snakes) is one of the more common phobias psychologists treat today. Some researchers posit that this is an evolutionary response and that humans are wary of snakes ...

To avoid becoming a meal, some animals simply fake it until they make it. And fake deaths with several unappealing elements may make the whole display more efficient, a study finds. Dice snakes that ...

There are about 4,000 different snake species in the world today. They occupy a wide range of habitats — some dwell ...