Gigantophis garstini was a massive prehistoric snake from the Eocene epoch, estimated to be around 36 feet (11 meters) ...

Snakes can grow to colossal sizes, although some reports have long been exaggerated. The largest snakes in the world belong to the python and boa families. Which family contains the biggest depends on ...

If you encounter a snake but can keep your distance, the snake will nearly always refrain from striking. If you should be bitten, obviously the most important first thing is determining if the snake ...

This iconic snake, with its bulbous head and red, yellow, and black bands, is famous as much for its potent venom as for the many rhymes—"Red and yellow, kill a fellow; red and black ...

The image of airborne snakes may seem like the stuff of nightmares (or a certain Hollywood movie), but in the jungles of South and Southeast Asia it is reality. Flying snake is a misnomer ...

Sea snakes are best known for their potent venom and startling colour schemes, leaving some impressive features overlooked. From nostrils that act as valves to tails and even scales that ease movement ...

Snake case is a naming convention where a developer replaces spaces between words with an underscore. Most object-oriented programming languages don't allow variable, method, class and function names ...

From the creeks that wind through inner city Melbourne to the far outback in Western Australia, snake season is beginning. Over the cooler months snakes have been in state of brumation.

As with the eels that the snakes prey on, the paralysis of any muscles involved in breathing or swallowing may be fatal. In the case of serious bites, sea snake antivenom can be administered.

with ecological factors often the driving force. The risk of a snake targeting a human (as food) is almost non-existent. Even the largest snakes, like pythons and anacondas, primarily feed on ...

David Hayter, the veteran voice behind Metal Gear’s Solid Snake, has teased a return to the iconic role he last played over a decade ago. Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima controversially replaced ...