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World-traveling blindsnake points to Madagascar's origins and great voyages across the Atlantic. Call them survivors: blindsnakes have been identified as one of the few groups of organisms that inhabited Madagascar…

Paul Rosolie leads volunteer expeditions into the Peruvian rainforest with an aim towards education and grassroots conservation. Mongabay.com's eighth in its series of interviews with 'Young Scientists'. At twenty-two Paul…

Sauropod babies for breakfast A fossilized snake has been discovered inside a titanosaur nest in India, leading researchers to conclude that the snake fed on newly-hatched dinosaur babies, rather than…

Members with the conservation group Lion Guardians stumbled on a rare site in the Amboseli area of Kenya recently: six hyenas and a number of jackals were attacking and eating…

Playful giant river otters, massive anacondas, unafraid tapirs, and the world's largest spider recorded in Guyana's lost world. An expedition deep into Guyana's rainforest interior to find the endangered giant…

A new invasive python in Florida may be worse than the species already causing ecological havoc across the Everglades, reports the Miami Herald. A recent string of captures of African…

Florida has authorized a cull of Burmese pythons that have invaded the Everglades and other wetland areas, reports the Associated Press. A spokeswoman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation…

Photos: Rare rhino rat snake hatches in London zoo Rare rhino rat snake hatches in London zoo Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com November 13, 2008

Photos of the world's smallest snake species Photo: Scientists discover world's smallest snake species Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com August 3, 2008 If one wanted to overcome their fear of snakes, they…

An official with Brazil's environmental protection agency Ibama claims that snakes are invading the city of Belem due to deforestation of the Amazon rainforest. Interviewed by the Associated Press, Ibama…

Photos: world's largest spitting cobra discovered in Kenya Photos: world's largest spitting cobra discovered in Kenya Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com December 9, 2007 The world's largest spitting cobra has been…

Snake uses trick to avoid poisoning from toxic frogs Snake uses trick to avoid poisoning from toxic frogs mongabay.com October 16, 2007 An Australian snake employs a special feeding behavior…

How do snakes survive starvation? How do snakes survive starvation? University of Arkansas, Fayetteville August 27, 2007 Starving snakes employ novel survival strategies not seen before in vertebrates, according to…

Squirrels communicate with rattlesnakes using heated tail Squirrels communicate with rattlesnakes using heated tail mongabay.com August 13, 2007 Ground squirrels heat their tails to defend their young against predatory rattlesnakes,…

Pythons turn bones of prey into calcium Pythons turn bones of prey into calcium Society for Experimental Biology April 1, 2007 Burmese pythons don't eat very often, but when they…

Doctor performs kidney surgery on egg-eating snake Doctor performs kidney surgery on egg-eating snake Pictures in the news mongabay.com February 22, 2007 In early February Dr. Robert Moore performed microsurgery…

A pink worm-like snake has been rediscovered in Madagascar more than 100 years after it was first found. The snake, which is blind and measures about ten inches long, is…

A new study shows that the Asian snake Rhabdophis tigrinus becomes poisonous by sequestering toxins from its prey which consists of toxic toads. The research is published in the current…

A province in southern China has come up with a unique way to predict earthquakes: snakes. According to China Daily and as reported by Reuters, the earthquake bureau in Nanning,…

The science behind the movie "Snakes on a Plane" - how snakes see in the dark The science behind the movie "Snakes on a Plane" - how snakes see in…

Venomous snakes key to human evolution says new theory Venomous snakes key to human evolution says new theory UC Davis July 21, 2006 The ability to spot venomous snakes may…

Color-changing chameleon snake discovered in jungles of Borneo Color-changing chameleon snake discovered in jungles of Borneo Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com June 27, 2006 Scientists discovered a species of snake capable…

Fatal mistake: giant snakes eats alligator The National Park Service released photos that show the carcass of an American alligator that was almost swallowed by a Burmese python. Park officials…