Ophidiophobia (the phobia of snakes) is one of the more common phobias psychologists treat today. Some researchers posit that this is an evolutionary response and that humans are wary of snakes ...

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 ...

There are about 4,000 different snake species in the world today. They occupy a wide range of habitats — some dwell underground while others live high in the canopies of trees, and many spend their ...

Even some of nature’s most intimidating creatures are prey to others. Discover which animals hunt snakes and how they manage to strike before the snake can defend itself.

The King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) is the world’s longest venomous snake, growing up to 18 feet, though most are about 10 to 12 feet long. Found in forests and wetlands across South and Southeast ...

To avoid becoming a meal, some animals simply fake it until they make it. And fake deaths with several unappealing elements may make the whole display more efficient, a study finds. Dice snakes that ...

A prehistoric serpent the size of a school bus might sound like something out of a movie, but paleontologists have unearthed fossil evidence of a real-life mega-snake in India. It is named Vasuki ...