Snakes exhibit a fascinating diversity of reproductive strategies, including egg-laying (oviparity), live birth (viviparity), and a combination of both (ovoviviparity). They utilize pheromones for ...

Snakes are found on every continent except for Antarctica and can occupy a wide range of habitats, including forests, deserts, grasslands, and aquatic habitats in both rivers and seas. This diverse ...

Humans have the birds and the bees to explain the ins and outs of reproduction, but for our slithering friends, the process is far more intriguing. So, how do snakes reproduce? With over 3,000 species ...

Scientists have been studying snake penises for years. These forked, often spiny structures shaped the understanding of snake reproduction. In fact, researchers long assumed that female snakes didn’t ...

The flowerpot snake, one of the world’s smallest snakes, has some unusual distinctions. Also known as the Brahminy blind snake, it's the only known snake species with three sets of chromosomes instead ...

A long-term study of copperhead snakes in a forest near Meriden, Conn., revealed that five consecutive years of drought effectively ended the snakes' reproductive output. A long-term study of ...

PHOENIX — Keepers at the Phoenix Zoo recently found an unexpected s-s-s-surprise inside one of its snake enclosures -- a baby Brazilian Rainbow Boa. It's a surprise because the snake's mother has been ...

In a process that some people call a "virgin birth," a Brazilian rainbow boa was born at the Phoenix Zoo with DNA from only one parent. Its mom, who has been at the zoo for 10 years, has never been ...