Recent study sheds new light on the enigmatic early evolution of snakes by examining an unexpected source: their brains. The results emphasise the significance of studying both the soft parts of ...

Ancient England snake fossil Paradoxophidion helps explain how modern snakes evolved during warm humid Eocene period.

A strange little snake fossil found on England’s south coast has finally revealed its secrets—more than 40 years after it was ...

Venom is much more common among snakes than previously thought, and its origins predate the evolution of snakes, according to surprising new Australian research. By personally catching and milking ...

A new study from biologists at The University of Texas at Arlington and an international team of collaborators provides the first comprehensive explanation of how snake venom regulatory systems ...

The theory on snakes evolved into limbless creatures has been "turned on its head" by a genetic study that suggests they are not a simplified lizard. Two of the scientists involved previously ...

The fossil record of squamates, encompassing both lizards and snakes, provides an intricate account of evolutionary innovation over millions of years. Fossils elucidate key morphological transitions, ...

A remarkable fossil, Breugnathair elgolensis, unearthed on Scotland's Isle of Skye, offers crucial insights into snake evolution. This 167-million-year-old reptile exhibits a unique blend of ...

It is well known that the demise of the dinosaurs led to a remarkable diversification of mammals and birds on Earth 66 million years ago. But a new study has found that snakes also experienced a ...

High in the forest canopy, one genus of snake learned how to solve the problem of flight without wings. Here’s how, according ...

A 113-million-year-old fossil from Brazil is the first four-legged snake that scientists have ever seen. Several other fossil snakes have been found with hind limbs, but the new find is estimated to ...