News articles tagged with 'snake'
Snake spills venomous secrets
— 17 Nov 2011 17:49 | BiologyExamining venom from a variety of poisonous snakes, a group of researchers at the University of California, San Francisco has discovered why the bite of one small black, yellow and…
X-rays reveal hidden leg of an ancient snake
— 8 Feb 2011 17:33 | Geology and palaeontologyA novel X-ray imaging technology is helping scientists better understand how in the course of evolution snakes have lost their legs. The researchers hope the new data will help resolve…
People aren't born afraid of spiders and snakes: Fear is quickly learned during infancy
— 25 Jan 2011 18:02 | HealthThere's a reason why Hollywood makes movies like Arachnophobia and Snakes on a Plane: Most people are afraid of spiders and snakes. A new paper published in Current Directions in Psychological…
Flying snakes, caught on tape
— 23 Nov 2010 16:41 | BiologyFive related species of tree-dwelling snakes found in Southeast and South Asia may just be the worst nightmares of ophidiophobes (people who have abnormal fears of snakes). Not only…
Main squeeze not needed for boa mom
— 3 Nov 2010 19:16 | BiologyIn a finding that upends decades of scientific theory on reptile reproduction, researchers at North Carolina State University have discovered that female boa constrictors can squeeze…
Spitting cobras track first, predict later
— 14 May 2010 13:06 | BiologyMost venomous snakes are legendary for their lethal bites, but not all. Some spit defensively. Bruce Young, from the University of Massachusetts Lowell, explains that some cobras defend…
Researchers use entire islands in the Bahamas to test survival of the fittest
— 11 May 2010 05:51 | BiologyBy using entire islands as experimental laboratories, two Dartmouth biologists have performed one of the largest manipulations of natural selection ever conducted in a wild animal population.…
New showcase in the Amphibians and Reptiles Hall at the NMNHS
— 1 May 2010 12:12 | BiologyA new showcase in the Amphibians and Reptiles Hall at the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia presents the most interesting poisonous snakes, as well as the most toxic frogs in…
Ancient snakes living on Madagascar
— 31 Mar 2010 10:34 | Biology'Blindsnakes are not very pretty, are rarely noticed, and are often mistaken for earthworms,' admits Blair Hedges, professor of biology at Penn State University. 'Nonetheless, they…
Fossil snake from India fed on hatchling dinosaurs
— 18 Mar 2010 12:33 | Geology and palaeontologyThe remains of an extraordinary fossil unearthed in 67-million-year-old sediments from Gujarat, western India provide a rare glimpse at an unusual feeding behaviour in ancient snakes…