In many animals, skin coloration and its patterns play a crucial role in camouflage, communication, or thermoregulation. In ...

A new species of parrot snake lay undetected ... resembled related species with bright green and yellow tones. But one detail set it apart: a bold black stripe running across its snout, like ...

DESCRIPTION: The giant garter snake reaches up 64 inches in length. Individual snakes vary in color from brownish to olive, with a checkered pattern of black spots, a yellow stripe down the center of ...

A nature photographer captured images of a striped snake molting in a rice paddy in Shiga Prefecture, a rare observation even among serpents in captivity. With the weather warming up, snakes have ...