ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATEThe daring attempt of the eel is not enough to save them as they became trapped in the fish's rib cage and slowly mummify inside the fish's body.
The rare rainbow snake was spotted by a hiker. (Photo : Facebook) Rainbow snake in Cypress Springs in northwest Florida Experts say that the elusive snake found by the hiker in a forest in Florida is indeed the multi-colored serpent that has not been seen in 50 years.
Due to several human activities, the contamination of zinc and other pollutant substances increases that cause sea snakes to shed their skin more often.
Even though snakes looks very scary, a recent study has showed that it has great medicinal value. The snake venome was found to be an effective factor in blood clotting for the treatment of heart patients.
Sex leads the male garter snakes towards the death. University of Sydney scientist Dr. Christopher R Friesen found that stressful reproductive strategies actually shortens telomere.
Until now it was unknown as for how can a Snake prey on other serpents much bigger than itself. The King of Snakes' uses its powerful squeeze to choke out bigger snakes to death.
Bird population has been greatly reduced in the island of Guam due to the rise of a non-native bird species. Read how the decrease in bird population has greatly affected the forests of Guam.
After 64 years of hiding in the Brazilian forest, the elusive boa has been finally caught. This belongs to one of the world's rarest snake ever existed.
Researchers at Yale University recently delved into the evolutionary history of snakes, and what they discovered was an ancient creature who lived over 120 million years ago in the warm forests of the Southern Hemisphere. And most interesting of all, this creature sported tiny hindlimbs, replete with ankles and toes.