Researchers have observed a gruesome feeding behavior in a snake species native to southeast Asia during which the serpent cuts open the body of its toad prey and eats the organs, one-by-one, while ...
While the majority of snakes would normally swallow their prey whole, the Small-banded Kukri Snake seems to have evolved a particularly macabre feeding habit that has never before been witnessed in a ...
The toxic cane toad has placed evolutionary pressure on snakes to adapt their body shape, Australian researchers say. Evolutionary biologist Ben Phillips and PhD supervisor Professor Richard Shine of ...
Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Snakes ...
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Hannah Osborne is Nesweek's Science Editor, based in London, UK. Hannah joined Newsweek in 2017 from IBTimes UK. She is a graduate of Goldsmiths University and King's College London. Languages; ...
The Congolese Giant Toad shares its rainforest habitat with one of the most fearsome snakes in Africa. But mimicry might be the key to its survival, even without the fangs. In a feat of ingenious ...
Larger garter snakes (they can grow about 3 feet long) also eat meadow voles, which will otherwise wreak havoc on roots, tubers and bark. My favorite snakes are among the most docile encountered in a ...
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