Science news articles about 'snake species'

  • World's smallest snake found in Barbados

    ... determined that the Barbados species is new to science on the basis of its genetic differences from other snake species and its unique color pattern and scales. He also determined that some old ...
  • Snake fangs explained

    Researchers have developed a new model to explain the evolution among different snake species of earlier teeth into specialised fangs for delivering venom.
  • Zoologists: Sea snakes seek out freshwater to slake thirst

    ... , he added. "There may be places where sea snakes are barely getting enough water now," ... excess salts from the bloodstream, Lillywhite said. Some sea snake species living in dry regions may already ...
  • World's largest snake discovered in fossilized rainforest

    ... History, unearthed fossil remains of a new snake species named Titanoboa cerrejonensis. Surrounded ... ton. Titanoboa, as it is now called, is the largest snake ever known, and was the largest non-marine ...
  • Australia's most endangered snake might need burning

    ... habitat decreases. Our results indicate that active management is required if the nation's most endangered snake species is to be saved from extinction," Dr Webb said. Such management might take ...
  • Venomous sea snakes play heads or tails with their predators

    ... in Solomon Islands during the Danish Galathea 3 Expedition. The research confirmed that all snakes of this species had a distinctive colouration pattern, with a bright yellow horseshoe marking on the ...
  • Report documents the risks of giant invasive snakes in the US

    Five giant non-native snake species would pose high risks to the health ... factors other than climate alone can influence whether a species can establish a population in a particular location, the report ...
  • Report: 5 foreign snake species threaten US

    MIAMI (AP) -- Watch out, animals of South Florida: It's a wild world out there. There are five species of foreign snakes just waiting to eat you....
  • Naming evolution's winners and losers

    ... 5,500 frog species, some 3,000 snake species and 5,200 lizard ... suggests we should not be surprised to see a group with that many species in that amount of time," Alfaro said. There are almost 60, ...

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