A snake so small it could be mistaken for a worm has been spotted in Barbados, nearly two decades after it was thought to have been "lost" to science.
Plants & Animals
Jul 27, 2025
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For nearly two decades, no one had spotted the world's smallest-known snake. Some scientists worried that maybe the Barbados threadsnake had become extinct, but one sunny morning, Connor Blades lifted a rock in a tiny forest ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 23, 2025
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A new paper in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry finds that efforts to eradicate invasive mollusks in Idaho's Snake River may kill off valuable freshwater species.
Plants & Animals
Jul 15, 2025
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Snakes are common in nearly all outdoor environments and typically would much rather be left alone than defend themselves against humans or animals. When they do feel the need to strike, our curious animal companions are ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 10, 2025
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The motion of snakes has long fascinated humans: they undulate, they sidewind, they crawl, they even fly.
General Physics
Jul 2, 2025
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A relatively wet spring in Colorado could mean a more severe than usual snake-bite season, but at least half of bites are preventable, one expert said.
Ecology
Jun 27, 2025
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A startling milestone has been reached in Florida's war against the invasive Burmese pythons eating their way across the Everglades.
Plants & Animals
Jun 10, 2025
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Tim Friede was feeling particularly down on the day after the September 11 attacks, so he went to his basement and let two of the world's deadliest snakes bite him.
Plants & Animals
Jun 8, 2025
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North America's deepest gorge, Hells Canyon, which slithers along the border of Idaho and Oregon, is a surprisingly new addition to the Earth's ancient landscape. A recent study suggests that a monumental shift in Snake river ...
Researchers at The University of Warwick have published the first example of a synthetic sugar detection test for snake venom, offering a new route to rapid diagnosis and better antivenoms.
Biochemistry
Jun 2, 2025
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