Two red-tailed coral snakes have been observed competing over a caecilian in the first documented wild case of kleptoparasitism within the family Elapidae. Two red-tailed coral snakes have been ...

You wouldn’t want to come face to face with a hoop snake. A staple in North American and Australian folklore since colonial times, these creatures were said to hold their tails in their mouths and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Birds of prey typically fit into a common mold: they are ...