Researchers give penises a lot of attention, historically speaking. This is especially true in snakes, as scientists know a good deal about the animals’ male reproductive organs, but relatively little ...

In honor of the Year of the Snake, let’s appreciate the strange anatomy and evolution of these slithery reptiles ...

One of the most recognizable features of snakes is their forked tongue. Snakes flick this unique organ in and out of their mouths, using it to collect particles from the air. The forked shape ...

Almost all the body parts of the snake are believed to have healing properties in various traditional medicine systems.

To handle this mega-meal, the snake’s metabolism kicks into overdrive and many of its internal organs, including the small intestines and the heart, swell. To determine how this swelling occurred, ...