Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The world of snakes is equal parts fascinating and fear-inducing. Some folks keep them as scaly companions, while others would ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

TAMPA, Fla. — As if snakes weren't scary enough, imagine what it would be like if they could fly. Well, sort of. Researchers published an article in Nature Physics explaining how snakes could use ...