A review of over 500 reports of cannibalistic behavior in snakes finds it's appeared multiple times in different evolutionary ...

A recent study compiled over 500 incidents of cannibalism in more than 200 species of snakes, revealing that the behavior is ...

A new study reveals that numerous snake species are more cannibalistic than previously thought.

"This snake could easily swallow at least a calf, if not an adult cow," an explorer and natural history photographer said of ...

Wild predators must regularly hunt or forage to survive. While many animals graze or scavenge, large constrictor snakes rely ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. More than 4,200 species of snakes exist on the planet and ...

Eating your own kind might not sound like a winning survival strategy, but cannibalism is surprisingly common in the animal ...

Snakes have adapted to climb trees, leap across hot sand, and even swim through water — all without arms or legs. What’s their secret? Mike Bock This corn snake, shown here at the Smithsonian's ...

Snakes may well be one of nature's greatest predators, capable of eating whole deer or even crocodiles, but just as impressive is that they can go months, or even a whole year, without a single meal.