High in the forest canopy, one genus of snake learned how to solve the problem of flight without wings. Here’s how, according ...

Sharks, alligators, bears, snakes, mountain lions - find out how widespread America's most feared animals really are.

Gormican's meta twist on the 1997 killer snake movie won him the job after Sony received more run-of-the-mill pitches: "We heard from the producers after the fact that they'd heard 50 or 60 takes of ...

Exclusive: Brad Fuller tells us the behind-the-scenes journey to 2025's Anaconda reboot, and how it all came together.

Woodrats weigh less than half a pound but can survive venomous rattlesnake bites that would hospitalize, or even kill, a full-grown human.

Stephen Mackessy, a biology professor at the University of Northern Colorado, holds a rattlesnake from the Yucatan in Mexico as its venom is extracted into a plastic beaker. For people in much of the ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. You know that scene in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone where ...

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.

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.

Some folks may say one good thing about the cold weather is no copperheads. That’s right, across much of South Carolina copperheads and other snakes have entered what’s called brumation. It’s when ...

It's well known that deadly snakes strike very swiftly, and it is easy to infer that if you’re unlucky enough to be bitten, the moment of contact will be as simple as it is sudden: a lightning-quick ...