If you can find two snakes then two lizards ought to be child's play, or they would be if the animals weren't particularly ...

Birds utilise shed snake skins in their nests to deter predators, like small mammals, from attacking their young. A study by Cornell University reveals cavity-nesting birds are much more likely to ...

One defense strategy that birds might employ involves draping their nests with snake skin. This tactic helps keep predators away, […] ...

Birds and snakes share a variety of connections shaped by mimicry, predation, and survival. As we celebrate the Year of the Wood Snake, we explore their fascinating interactions in nature. This Lunar ...

"We think that an evolutionary history of harmful interactions between small-bodied predators of birds that are often eaten by snakes should make these predators afraid of snake skin inside of a ...

Which birds fly at night? Do turtles hibernate? And do rattlesnakes stretch out on the ground? We have the answers.

A small population of California burrowing owls is getting a helping hand when it comes to romance—from a team of devoted ...

“Pretending that there’s a snake in the nest in some way is beneficial for these small, hole-nesting birds that have less capacity to actually physically defend the nest against ...

Q. I saw a photo on Facebook of a rattlesnake with its head looking up at the base of an oak tree and its enormous body stretched out in the ...

The Nicobar Islands are a biodiversity hotspot, home to unique species found nowhere else. Long isolated, these islands have ...

A snake species which can grow up to 6.5ft-long has returned, thriving after being absent from the UK for 300,000 years.

A snake species that hasn't been spotted in the UK for over 300,000 years has made a surprising return, with some individuals ...