You've probably heard stories about venomous snakes, maybe even shivered at the thought of encountering one. The king cobra stands apart from the crowd in ways that might genuinely shock you. This isn ...

You probably think of snakes as fearsome predators that sit near the top of the food chain. While that is often true, snakes ...

A 15-foot Burmese python was caught swallowing a “full-sized” deer in Southwest Florida, proving the invasive apex predators are ambushing and eating bigger prey. The python was 115 pounds and the ...

Imagine this: A snake-like creature, as long as a bus, glides through the sea–on the hunt. Sounds like a nightmare? Fortunately, it remains just that, as this animal is long extinct. Fossils of the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. There are few phrases guaranteed to trigger disbelief ...

Dusk starts to settle across the landscape. The dirt trail, lit by the last licks of sunlight, winds through the trees. The sound of your shuffling footfalls fills the quiet. Suddenly, you stop.