Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Over 250 snake species are listed as endangered around the ...

The venomous fangs of a copperhead snake are one thing. But the recent sighting of a rare two-headed snake in Northern Virginia is alarming — and mesmerizing — both social media spectators and ...

The story has a semi-biblical tone: A man and woman together in a garden come across a serpent. The serpent awakens them to their own mortality and their lives are changed forever. But that's where ...

The video was shot by Christopher Reynolds, who spotted the serpents outside his mother's home Every once in a while, a video comes along that reminds us of nature's extraordinary - and sometimes ...

It’s that time of year when snakes begin emerging, like the eastern hognose snake, who has an incredible zombie defense ...

People seeking quick fixes to achieve weight loss might be tempted by the Snake Diet. It promotes prolonged fasts interrupted by a solitary meal. Like most fad diets, it promises quick and drastic ...

January 29th was the official start of the Chinese New Year as we welcomed the Year of the Snake. Also known as the Lunar New Year or Spring Festival, Chinese New Year is the celebration of a new ...

Snake catchers in Queensland, Australia, have removed a mildly venomous snake from under a child's bed. Stuart McKenzie, from Sunshine Snake Catchers 24/7, was called to the home on November 16 when a ...

Few games have been played by more people with less fanfare than Snake. Snake isn’t even really a specific game so much as an entire genre built on a simple mechanic: your goal is to collect (or, ...

An Australian wildlife handler who was bitten by a tiger snake on Tuesday said he rushed to call his wife because he thought he was on the verge of death. Jamie Lind, of the Australian state of ...

If you find yourself occasionally having to kill and dispose of rattlesnakes, why not learn a bit about tanning a snake skin and cooking snake meat? Rattlesnakes can be unwelcome visitors around the ...

As the world enters the Year of the Wood Snake later this month, those born in the Years of the Rat, Monkey, Rooster, Horse and Dragon should experience good luck We are entering into a year of death ...