Just before going home for the holidays, Smith College students constructed a winter house for Eastern rat snakes at the MacLeish Field Station as part of a habitat restoration project for native ...

Picture an animal that huddles up with others when stressed, babysits its young, hangs out around relatives, and gathers in big groups every year. Did you imagine a rattlesnake? For a long time, ...

Side-blotched lizards probably don’t call the game that, but they play a version of it anyway. A new study explains the ...

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Popular at parties — often filled with treats and toys that can only be obtained through blind mass destruction — the humble piñata typically does not ask much of its users. But this weekend and next, ...

They look, move and even smell like the kind of furry Everglades marsh rabbit a Burmese python would love to eat. But these bunnies are robots meant to lure the giant invasive snakes out of their ...

Creating your own world of art with simple materials such as paper is easier than you think. This compilation of 50 DIY paper mache crafts and ideas is your gateway to a realm of creativity where ...

Industry City welcomed the Year of the Snake on Friday with a colorful Lunar New Year celebration. Dozens of Brooklynites rang in the new year alongside a troupe of lion dancers and musicians who ...

Britain has only three native snakes but a fourth species, the 2-metre-long Aesculapian snake, is breeding in the wild in at least two places – by exploiting the warmth of buildings and compost heaps.

Few games truly deserve the remake treatment as much as Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. Arguably the best stealth-action game of its generation, back in 2004 it pushed the PlayStation 2 to its very ...

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 ...

Snakes have a way of freaking out many people, much like spiders. But like spiders, snakes pose little threat to people, especially in Colorado. Of the roughly 30 species of snakes in the state, only ...