Sea snakes are best known for their potent venom and startling colour schemes, leaving some impressive features overlooked. From nostrils that act as valves to tails and even scales that ease movement ...

The yellow sea snake lives in the northern Indian Ocean and around parts ... with a particularly massive 2.56-metre individual tipping the scales at 15 kilograms. Typically, the eastern diamondback ...

Equipped with the requisite belly scales, the animals are free to hit the turf — and like sea turtles, they lay eggs in ...

Some snakes can adjust the angle of individual scales, to fine-tune their grip, making them excellent climbers. Sea snakes are able to supplement their air supply by absorbing oxygen from the ...

The timber rattler and massasauga both possess a rattle at the end of their tails. It is made of a series of hollow scales that produce a distinct buzz when the snake vibrates its tail (a new one is ...

Yellow-lipped sea kraits, smooth-scaled silver-blue ... I help by holding the snake’s tail, belly scales up. Takacs grips the biting end, stretches the snake to its length, and runs a finger ...

According to a University of Michigan study, snakes won the evolutionary jackpot, partly because of their speed. These ...

A bichir's long, narrow body is commonly two to three feet long and covered with thick, diamond-shaped scales made of a shiny ... of all kinds as well as frogs, snakes, turtles, and even small ...

Today, we’re going to dive into the world of a perplexing and somewhat notorious creature: the snakehead, aka snake fish. These predatory fish are known for their long, snake-like bodies, aggressive ...

Hydrophiids never exit the water voluntarily because they lack the wide belly scales other snakes use to crawl over solid ground. Drop one on a beach, and the poor creature will struggle to move under ...