Snakes shed their skin several times per year. Shedding is a good indicator that snakes are getting enough nutrition, that their environments have proper humidity levels, and that they are overall ...

Snakes are interesting reptiles that have a special ability to shed their skin regularly. This process, called ecdysis, is important for their growth and health. Unlike humans, snakes cannot grow ...

Q: My husband was excited when he witnessed a robin building a nest by recycling a shed skin from a snake that lives at the foundation of our house in Clarksville, Tennessee. We're not sure exactly ...

The Gans' egg-eater swallows a quail egg far larger than its head. Bruce Jayne via the University of Cincinnati A tiny egg-eating African snake may take the prize for swallowing the largest meals ...

These reptiles and their social networks are understudied, according to researchers applying scents to different snakes to assess their behavior. By Asher Elbein Say the words “animal self-recognition ...