Water snakes startle fish to make them flee into their jaws Washington, June 19 (ANI): A tentacled snake from South East Asia has developed a unique line of attack to catch its prey-it startles a fish in a way that the prey turns toward the snake's head to flee instead of turning away....
Snakes can slither on flat surfaces using friction Washington, June 9 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have found that snakes use both friction generated by their scales and redistribution of their weight to slither along flat surfaces....
Now, detect water contamination in the same way as snake's eyes do Washington, May 13 (ANI): An expert from Tel Aviv University's School of Physics and Astronomy has developed a new system that can help monitor the safety of a building or community's water supply in real time, by watching it in the same way as a snake does....
Insights into poisonous snakes diets may pave way for better anti-venoms London, April 10 (ANI): A study has revealed what a snake eats affects the strength of its venom, suggesting that anti-venom can be developed specific to a certain snake's location or diet....
Snakes, reincarnation of humans? Gaya, Mar 26: A woman conducted religious rites for the salvation of her sons' souls in the presence of two snakes at Gaya in Bihar. This was after she dreamt that her departed ...
60-mln yr old giant snake would have made modern anacondas seem like garter snakes Washington, Feb 5 (ANI): Scientists have found fossils from a 60-million-year-old South American snake, which is the largest snake on record, and would have outsized even present day anacondas, making them seem like garter snakes in comparison. ...