The trade-off of this hardy external layer is that it doesn't expand; it remains relatively inflexible and constricts the ...

Skin-shedding in reptiles is a crucial natural bodily process. Some people think that only snakes and lizards shed, but this ...

In some cases, snakes shed their skin as part of hormonal changes related to breeding or other life cycle events ...

You must have seen snakes shedding their skin in wildlife documentaries. What do you think? Why do these critters shed their skin? Is it to look new, grow bigger, or something else entirely?

Snakes don’t dig their own holes—but that doesn't mean they still can’t take up shop in holes already made by something else.

When you're hiking in the Smokies, keep an eye out for snakes - but remember that humans probably see only 10% of the snakes ...

By far the most exhilarating sightings are of snakes. A couple of years ago, between mid-July and mid-August, I saw four rattlesnakes and one copperhead on my property. Last year in late June ...