A recent study compiled over 500 incidents of cannibalism in more than 200 species of snakes, revealing that the behavior is ...

The complex biology of ghrelin, the hunger hormone, has researchers wondering how its absence helps snakes last a long time with no food, if at all.

Saharan Africa, over 300,000 people are envenomed each year, leading to over 7,000 deaths and almost twice as many ...

A new study reveals that numerous snake species are more cannibalistic than previously thought.

Coming face-to-face with a large snake is enough to make most people freeze. In this short video circulating online, however, two boys do the opposite — stepping in when they see a large python ...