Snake reproduction, often shrouded in mystery, offers a captivating glimpse into the biological adaptations of these ...

Forty-eight adult and 17 immature male lined snakes (Tropidoclonion lineatum) were collected in St. Louis, Missouri, during the active seasons of 1978-1980. Testis mass was lowest in early spring and ...

Reproductive biology of the northern Pacific rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis oreganus) was studied in snakes from three hibernacula in northern Idaho from 1978 to 1981. More females than males were ...

The flowerpot snake, one of the world’s smallest snakes, has some unusual distinctions. Also known as the Brahminy blind snake, it's the only known snake species with three sets of chromosomes instead ...

A long-term study of copperhead snakes in a forest near Meriden, Conn., revealed that five consecutive years of drought effectively ended the snakes' reproductive output. A long-term study of ...

If you want to know about snake sex, Bob Mason is the man to ask. Just don’t ask him to help you get a date. Mason, who teaches in the department of integrative biology in the Oregon State University ...

Footage captures the moment a hognose snake shows clear signs of being egg bound, a condition that can turn fatal without ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A long-term study of copperhead snakes in a forest near Meriden, Connecticut, revealed that five consecutive years of drought effectively ended the snakes' reproductive output. Not ...

But if you’re thinking that the science of snake reproduction can help humans in the never-ending quest to find the ideal mate, Mason has some disappointing news for you: So far, the only evidence of ...