Snakes have adapted to climb trees, leap across hot sand, and even swim through water — all without arms or legs. What’s their secret? Mike Bock This corn snake, shown here at the Smithsonian's ...

High in the forest canopy, one genus of snake learned how to solve the problem of flight without wings. Here’s how, according ...

Astonishing flying snakes of Asia defy gravity without wings, launching from trees and flattening their bodies to glide.

Evolutionary history and classification of the world's snakes -- Feeding, digestion, and water balance -- Locomotion : how snakes move -- Temperature and ectothermy -- Structure and function of skin - ...

A viper can bite its target faster than you can blink. It’s so fast that for decades, biologists have struggled to investigate it in detail. Now, with a battery of high-speed cameras and a cast of 36 ...