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The Himalayan Pit Viper Is Actually Five Species, Not One, And Three Are New To ScienceA beautiful steel grey snake with black markings.

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The Himalayan Pit Viper Is Actually Five Species, Not One, And Three Are New To ScienceA beautiful steel grey snake with black markings.
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The Himalayan Pit Viper Is Actually Five Species, Not One, And Three Are New To Science

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The Tentacled Snake Exhibits One Of The Most Specialized Fish-Hunting Strategies Among Snakes, And It’s Seriously Coolunderside of snakes head as it goes against glass, you can see its two tentacles near the nose

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The Tentacled Snake Exhibits One Of The Most Specialized Fish-Hunting Strategies Among Snakes, And It’s Seriously Coolunderside of snakes head as it goes against glass, you can see its two tentacles near the nose
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The Tentacled Snake Exhibits One Of The Most Specialized Fish-Hunting Strategies Among Snakes, And It’s Seriously Cool

clock-iconMay 29, 2026

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Spectacularly Beautiful New Species Of Pit Viper Discovered Among Host Of Creatures In Cambodian Cave EcosystemA stunning bright blue snake with an orange pattern and striking green eyes on a rock

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Spectacularly Beautiful New Species Of Pit Viper Discovered Among Host Of Creatures In Cambodian Cave EcosystemA stunning bright blue snake with an orange pattern and striking green eyes on a rock
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Spectacularly Beautiful New Species Of Pit Viper Discovered Among Host Of Creatures In Cambodian Cave Ecosystem

clock-iconMarch 24, 2026

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At A Whopping 7.22 Meters, Ibu Baron AKA "The Baroness", Is Officially The World’s Longest Wild Snakereticulated python curled around a branch

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At A Whopping 7.22 Meters, Ibu Baron AKA "The Baroness", Is Officially The World’s Longest Wild Snakereticulated python curled around a branch
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At A Whopping 7.22 Meters, Ibu Baron AKA "The Baroness", Is Officially The World’s Longest Wild Snake

clock-iconMarch 16, 2026

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Snakes Don't Have Limbs, But They Can “Stand Up” – Now We Finally Know HowBrown tree snake in a defensive position.

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Snakes Don't Have Limbs, But They Can “Stand Up” – Now We Finally Know HowBrown tree snake in a defensive position.
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Snakes Don't Have Limbs, But They Can “Stand Up” – Now We Finally Know How

clock-iconMarch 12, 2026

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The Biggest Snakes To Ever Live Were The Same Length As A Semi-TruckLife-size model of Titanoboa on display at the Smithsonian

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The Biggest Snakes To Ever Live Were The Same Length As A Semi-TruckLife-size model of Titanoboa on display at the Smithsonian
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The Biggest Snakes To Ever Live Were The Same Length As A Semi-Truck

clock-iconFebruary 23, 2026
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Snakes Have Evolved To Be Cannibals At Least 11 Times – Why?A snake lit up under a red light

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Snakes Have Evolved To Be Cannibals At Least 11 Times – Why?A snake lit up under a red light
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Snakes Have Evolved To Be Cannibals At Least 11 Times – Why?

clock-iconFebruary 19, 2026
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Tim Friede Let Hundreds Of Deadly Snakes Bite Him. He Might Just Change The WorldNorthern king cobra snake in close up surrounded by plants

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Tim Friede Let Hundreds Of Deadly Snakes Bite Him. He Might Just Change The WorldNorthern king cobra snake in close up surrounded by plants
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Tim Friede Let Hundreds Of Deadly Snakes Bite Him. He Might Just Change The World

clock-iconFebruary 19, 2026
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Some Snakes Can Go A Whole Year Without Eating. Now We Know HowA ball python, brown with snazzy yellow splodges, wrapped around a branch

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Some Snakes Can Go A Whole Year Without Eating. Now We Know HowA ball python, brown with snazzy yellow splodges, wrapped around a branch
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Some Snakes Can Go A Whole Year Without Eating. Now We Know How

clock-iconFebruary 7, 2026
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Why Did Snakes Lose Their Limbs?A small blue snake on some brown soil and rocks

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Why Did Snakes Lose Their Limbs?A small blue snake on some brown soil and rocks
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Why Did Snakes Lose Their Limbs?

clock-iconJanuary 28, 2026
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These Snakes Prefer To Bed Down In Winter – So What Happens If They Get Caught In The Freeze?Red sided garter snake on some gravel looking suspiciously at the camera

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These Snakes Prefer To Bed Down In Winter – So What Happens If They Get Caught In The Freeze?Red sided garter snake on some gravel looking suspiciously at the camera
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These Snakes Prefer To Bed Down In Winter – So What Happens If They Get Caught In The Freeze?

clock-iconJanuary 20, 2026
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The World's Largest Ever Sea Snake Was Over 12 Meters Long And Might Have Eaten SharksA sea snake underwater in the distance.

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The World's Largest Ever Sea Snake Was Over 12 Meters Long And Might Have Eaten SharksA sea snake underwater in the distance.
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The World's Largest Ever Sea Snake Was Over 12 Meters Long And Might Have Eaten Sharks

clock-iconJanuary 12, 2026
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This Snake Is "Right-Handed". Don’t Believe Us? Just Wait Until You See It Eat A SnailIwasaki's snail-eater snake coiled with its head up

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This Snake Is "Right-Handed". Don’t Believe Us? Just Wait Until You See It Eat A SnailIwasaki's snail-eater snake coiled with its head up
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This Snake Is "Right-Handed". Don’t Believe Us? Just Wait Until You See It Eat A Snail

clock-iconJanuary 10, 2026
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These Hognose Snakes Have The Most Dramatic Defense Technique You've Ever SeenA bright snake playing dead upside down showing its yellow belly. The mouth is pink and wide open with the tongue hanging out.

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These Hognose Snakes Have The Most Dramatic Defense Technique You've Ever SeenA bright snake playing dead upside down showing its yellow belly. The mouth is pink and wide open with the tongue hanging out.
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These Hognose Snakes Have The Most Dramatic Defense Technique You've Ever Seen

clock-iconDecember 17, 2025
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Enormous Anaconda Fossils Reveal They Got Big 12 Million Years Ago – And Stayed Bigan anaconda head close up

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Enormous Anaconda Fossils Reveal They Got Big 12 Million Years Ago – And Stayed Bigan anaconda head close up
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Enormous Anaconda Fossils Reveal They Got Big 12 Million Years Ago – And Stayed Big

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