Removing tree canopy to create breeding areas for timber rattlesnakes also brings in predators like hawks and bobcats, research finds.

After frogs in protected area of Panama died off en masse, the snakes that ate them began to disappear, too. It shows the extent of our "biodiversity crisis."

"For the first time, we now have a full list of venom-relevant toxin genes of the Indian cobra." The genome sequencing could lead to new anti-venom.

A snake expert answers questions about rattlesnakes in the winter, including why they hibernate and where they do it.

An entire rattlesnake turned up in a coprolite, or fossilized feces. Here are two potential explanations.

New research uncovers a surprising commonality between the skin of elephants and that of sea snakes.

The way desert snakes change direction when they encounter an obstacle could help design better search and rescue robots, researchers say.

A new World Health Organization strategy will try to fight the effects of deadly snakebites, which affect almost 5.5 million people every year.

When researchers found that sea snakes need freshwater, a new mystery emerged: How do they find it?