When most people think of snakes, they imagine dull colors, brown, green, maybe a little black. But not all snakes blend in with their surroundings. Some of them are bright, bold, and surprisingly ...

Within the remote islands of Papua New Guinea, four new tree snake species have been discovered. Limited sampling had previously resulted in taxonomic confusion, but the new species were recently ...

​Nature has made some snakes living pieces of art through color patterns used to camouflage themselves, intimidate predators, ...

Snakes aren't usually praised for their looks. Most people notice the fangs, the scales, or the fact that they would rather not come across one in the wild.But take a closer look at some species, and ...

As a graduate student at the Free University of Brussels nearly 20 years ago, Athanasia Tzika analyzed the genomes of several animals to better understand their diversity. During this time, the ...