Snakes possess a remarkable digestive system, radically different from humans, enabling them to swallow prey whole, sometimes ...

Forget fangs full of venom — the backsides of serpents pack secretions volatile enough to kill insect invaders.

Snakes don’t always get credit in the brains department. With no limbs and a blank stare, they’ve been cast as simple predators, slithering on instinct, but some snakes are surprisingly clever.