European cuckoos lay very different eggs depending on the host species. Genetic analyses have revealed how this adaptation is inherited without leading to speciation.

The other is that snakes don’t gather in general, since people tend to only come across one snake at a time. “So there was ...

Should you meet a turtle basking on a log in the sun, you might reasonably conclude that the turtle is in a good mood. Granted, there has been little scientific evidence that reptiles experience such ...

Long dismissed as unintelligent, reptiles are emerging as cognitively and emotionally complex animals. A new study involving tortoises suggests that they also possess mood states. By Brandon Keim ...

Charlie has an undergraduate degree in Forensic Psychology and writes on topics from zoology and psychology to herpetology.View full profile Charlie has an undergraduate degree in Forensic Psychology ...

Snakes are known as adept and clever hunters, distinguished by their lack of eyelids and external ears. These elongated reptiles are many in number, with over 3,900 known species. But how do these ...

Like other animals and insects, snakes shed their skin for many different reasons. This practice is beneficial to the snake as they grow older, but have you ever wondered why they have to shed in the ...

The best-known seer in Greek myth is Teiresias. As a young man, Teiresias came upon a pair of coupling serpents on Mount Cithaeron, and, in disgust, struck them with his staff. This offended the ...

Why and When Do Snakes Bite? As is commonly known, snakes bite for two main reasons: to hunt and to defend. When snakes are on the offensive, they use their venom to immobilize and kill their prey.

Jake brings two decades of experience with him, having covered major industry events, breaking news, one-on-one interviews, and more. When he's not playing World of Warcraft, he's usually on the hunt ...