Preserved pigment cells in a snake fossil — the cream-colored material in the image is fossilized skin — allowed scientists to determine the ancient snake's color in life. Preserved pigment cells in a ...

Red snakes are perhaps the most visually stunning of these intriguing reptiles, drawing attention with vibrant shades of ...

Most snakes can only see the colors blue and green, along with ultraviolet light in some cases. New research, however, suggests that sea snakes have evolved to actually regain the wider-color vision ...

The earliest snakes lost much of their ability to see color as they inhabited dimly lit spaces. Now, a collaboration of researchers from The University of Adelaide (Australia), The University of ...

The color and tone of the skin of a snake appears to have a regional variation. The reason for this appears to have escaped the notice of professional biologists. The reason, relating to heat ...

Pure white is not a common color in the natural world, especially when it comes to snakes. Although unusual, there are some snakes with white colors and patterns. Many all-white snakes in the wild are ...

Things can get complicated when we refer to “brown snakes.” Brown snakes can mean snakes that are colored brown. However, brown snakes can also refer to the common name for non-venomous American brown ...

Highly venomous eastern coral snakes just got a lot more intimidating, after a Florida biology student found one that doesn’t look like the photos in textbooks. Coral snakes are famously beautiful, ...

Snakes Aren't Scary if You Put Them on Colored Backgrounds From Adam and Eve to Snakes on a Plane, legend and pop culture confirms all that slithers is just a little bit creepy. Andrew McGibbon has ...

Whether you’re poking around in your backyard or exploring area trails, you’re bound to come across a snake at one point or another this summer. Nearly all of Pennsylvania’s 21 native species of ...