Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Why do snakes flick their tongues? Can snakes smell fear? This video reveals 10 amazing facts about rattlesnakes, flying snakes ...

Scientists have taken a big step forward in figuring out how some snakes are able to leap from tree to tree without ever touching the ground. In a study, researchers from Virginia Tech used 23 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Snakes are typically regarded as land-dwelling creatures.

The snake dangles 49 feet (15 meters) off the ground, tail entwined around a branch. Suddenly, the animal rears up and launches, flinging its body toward the forest floor. In other reptiles, the leap ...

Anyone scared of snakes on the ground may not want to read this story — because the reptiles are also in the sky. The paradise snake, which is native to south and southeast Asia, has been known to ...

A snake researcher always wondered how flying snakes propelled themselves. Then, someone told him he should work with the snakes in The Cube — a... How Snakes Fly (Hint: It's Not On A Plane) Flying ...

The mystery of how flying snakes stay aloft may have been solved by scientists. These unusual reptiles, which are found in rainforests in Southeast Asia, are able to fling themselves from trees and ...

In India and across Asia, flying snakes possess a remarkable ability to glide through the air. These arboreal reptiles launch themselves from trees, flattening their bodies to catch the wind. This ...