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WHY SNAKES HAVE NO LEGS
Snakes once had legs: Here's how they lost them 100 million years ago- An 80-million-year-old snake fossil from Brazil is helping solve the mystery of how lizards lost their limbs and began to slither
- In 1935, an Australian entomologist shipped 102 cane toads from Hawaii to fight crop beetles; 2,400 were released before anyone tested the plan
- Faking death, tentacle traps, spider tails: Inside the minds of the world's most cunning snakesSnakes are not just scary, they are strategic. Some species use mind games and fake moves to survive. The King Cobra varies hunting tactics...21 May, 2026, 08.12 PM IST
- Scientists Found a Rare Fossil Showing Snakes Once Had Legs and Looked Very Different From TodayA remarkable fossil, Najash rionegrina, reveals snakes evolved gradually, losing legs and reshaping their bodies over millions of years. Th...01 May, 2026, 03.55 PM IST
- Nigerian singer dies after snake bite despite visiting two health facilities; hospital denies antivenom shortageNigerian singer Ifunanya Nwangene, a "rising star" from The Voice Nigeria, tragically died at 26 after a snakebite in her sleep. Despite ef...03 Feb, 2026, 09.06 AM IST
- DJ Snake India tour 2025 announced: Check concert ticket sale date, Indian cities and how to bookFrench EDM star DJ Snake is set to return to India for a six-city Sunburn Arena tour from September 26 to October 5, 2025. The tour will co...24 Jul, 2025, 03.16 PM IST
- Lunar New Year 2025: The Year of the Snake encourages growth, new beginnings and the shedding of bad energyThe Lunar New Year 2025, beginning on January 29, marks the Year of the Wood Snake, a period of transformation, renewal, and growth. Celebr...29 Jan, 2025, 01.15 PM IST
- After floods, Bengalureans now face snakes, rodents menaceHundreds of snake bite cases have been reported across the city in the last three days. According to a Bangalore Mirror report, many hospit...10 Sep, 2022, 11.22 AM IST
- IPL-style Champions Boat League to begin in Kerala on September 4: Tourism MinisterCBL-2, like its first edition held in 2019 on the lines of Indian Premier League in cricket, will have half of its legs in Alappuzha distri...02 Jul, 2022, 06.01 PM IST
- From people to snakes, rescue galore in Tamil Nadu amid intense rainsDuring the heavy rains through the week here and other regions of Tamil Nadu not only inflatable boats, but preparedness, determination and...12 Nov, 2021, 10.16 PM IST
- Airbnbs on planes for slithering stowawaysOnce just a movie, Snakes on a Plane aren’t flights of imagination now15 Jun, 2021, 11.22 PM IST
- EK Palaniswami slams MK Stalin over ‘fell at Sasikala’s feet’ remarkTamil Nadu chief minister EK Palaniswami lashed out at DMK chief MK Stalin on Friday for his incessant jibes that Palaniswami had to “crawl...20 Mar, 2021, 08.56 AM IST
- DRDO unveils robot for home security needsAlong with RoboSen, you can also bank on what the DRDO calls the 'Snake Ro bot'. Like a snake, this robo crawls everywhere as it has a whol...14 Jul, 2018, 08.35 PM IST
- Ancient snakes both like eels, burrowed like wormsCanberra, Aug 23 (IANS) Ancient snakes may have been more adept at moving through water and living underground than their contemporary coun...23 Aug, 2017, 11.32 AM IST
- New artificial skin senses many types of touchResearchers have developed an artificial skin that is warm and elastic and can sense many types of touch just like real skin.11 Dec, 2014, 01.00 PM IST
- Ancestor of snakes, lizards likely gave birth to live youngIn an unusual discovery, scientists have found that the ancestor of snakes and lizards likely gave birth to live young, rather than laying ...18 Dec, 2013, 11.49 AM IST
- More hands needed to check poaching in NalsarovarThe arrest of six poachers from Nalsarovar Sanctuary's vicinity has raised doubts about the preparedness of the forest department to tackle...22 Nov, 2013, 01.43 AM IST
- Over 70 snakes, turtles and birds rescued from rainThe animal welfare NGO, Plants and Animals Welfare Society (PAWS), has rescued around 44 birds and over 30 snakes, turtles and other animal...26 Jun, 2013, 02.17 AM IST
- Olympic torch relay starts amid heavy security in BangkokThai torchbearers set off on Saturday for the Bangkok leg of the protest-hit Beijing Olympic torch relay, witnesses said, with the flame gu...19 Apr, 2008, 02.40 PM IST
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