The color and tone of the skin of a snake appears to have a regional variation. The reason for this appears to have escaped the notice of professional biologists. The reason, relating to heat ...

Nature has an extraordinary talent for showcasing diversity through its fascinating array of creatures, and snakes are no ...

The earliest snakes lost much of their ability to see color as they inhabited dimly lit spaces. Now, a collaboration of researchers from The University of Adelaide (Australia), The University of ...

Most snakes can only see the colors blue and green, along with ultraviolet light in some cases. New research, however, suggests that sea snakes have evolved to actually regain the wider-color vision ...

A never-before-seen iridescent snake with scales that shift color under light has been discovered in Vietnam, according to reports. Scientists conducting biodiversity research in the jungles of ...

Researchers scouring swamps in the heart of Borneo island have discovered a venomous species of snake that can change its skin color, the conservation group WWF announced Tuesday. The ability to ...

The fossilized remains of a snake that lived 10 million years ago don't look very colorful to the naked eye today. But preserved within are cell structures that revealed to scientists the colors that ...