In terms of physical size, snake egg clutches can take up a shocking amount of space. Individual snake eggs are often oblong ...

Forget fangs full of venom — the backsides of serpents pack secretions volatile enough to kill insect invaders.

Many snakes do not lay eggs. They give birth to live young. This helps them survive in harsh environments. Boa constrictors ...

Discovering mysterious eggs while gardening can be unsettling, but they might be snake eggs. These eggs are soft, leathery, and often found in hidden, ...

Why do snakes flick their tongues? Can snakes smell fear? Here are 10 amazing facts about rattlesnakes, flying snakes and other species.

The colorful coral snake is the most venomous snake in Arizona. Here is the best way to avoid coral snakes and what to do if you are bitten.

Ophidiophobia (the phobia of snakes) is one of the more common phobias psychologists treat today. Some researchers posit that ...

When you think of snakes, you probably picture eggs—curled up in nests, waiting to hatch. But not all snakes lay eggs. Some defy the stereotype by giving birth to live young, a trait known as ...

Most egg-laying species abandon their eggs after they are laid, leaving the young snakes to fend for themselves.

Mames flies. Guam kingfishers have been reintroduced to the wild and are laying their first eggs - but not on Guam. Since the U.S. territory is still overrun with brown tree snakes, an invasive ...

Other egg-laying females will enter the same burrow and use the same hollowed out chamber, creating a communal nest site. Pine snakes also dig beneath the soil, sometimes as much as 6 feet deep ...

A once-extinct bird has laid eggs in the wild for the first time in nearly 40 years. After returning to the wild in 2024, the endangered Sihek bird is now laying wild eggs in its new Hawaii home.