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Arkansas high school football player finds venomous cottonmouth inside helmet: Snake known for its deadly bite had been hiding behind padding- In 80 million BCE, an ancient reptile left behind a crucial fossil showing how limbs disappeared. 80 million years later, scientists found it suggested early snakes may have evolved across both land and water
- 8-foot Burmese python found hiding under New Jersey family’s shed after swallowing a large opossum: Snake’s swollen belly revealed shocking backyard discovery
- In 1533, a Portuguese ship loaded with gold, silver and other treasures was heading to India. It was found in Namibia nearly 500 years later by a diamond mining company, but without any trace of its crewA 16th-century Portuguese ship, the Bom Jesus, was found buried beneath Namibian desert sands. This remarkably preserved wreck yielded a va...03 Aug, 2026, 11.40 AM IST
- They went into a Nepal forest searching for food. Then they stumbled upon a dry-leaf nest built by one of the world's fiercest snakesVillagers in Nepal's Ambe Community Forest discovered a rare king cobra nest. Authorities restricted public movement to protect the snake a...03 Aug, 2026, 11.35 AM IST
- Snakes once had legs: Here's how they lost them 100 million years agoHow snakes lost their legs: A buried skull in Patagonia, a broken genetic switch, and the ghost legs still hiding inside pythons, scientist...30 Jul, 2026, 04.59 PM IST
- An 80-million-year-old snake fossil from Brazil is helping solve the mystery of how lizards lost their limbs and began to slitherA newly discovered 80-million-year-old snake fossil from Brazil is reshaping evolutionary debates. This exceptionally preserved specimen, T...27 Jul, 2026, 06.29 PM IST
- How Australia’s Brown Tree snakes reached Guam after World War II and left biologists baffled by the invasionBrown tree snakes, an invasive species on Guam, have baffled biologists for years. Their population is believed to have started with only a...27 Jul, 2026, 12.38 PM IST
- Why some birds decorate their nests with snake skin, and scientists say it actually works as a defense toolBirds are using snake skins in their nests. This unusual practice helps protect eggs and chicks from predators. Studies show this strategy ...25 May, 2026, 03.14 PM IST
- Why backyard birds gang up on snakes during breeding seasonBirds aggressively chase snakes away from their nests. This behavior, known as mobbing, is a defense system to protect eggs and chicks. Bir...22 May, 2026, 02.54 PM IST
- Why do squirrels rub snake scent on themselves, and what does it actually do?Ground squirrels have a surprising survival trick. They use the smell of rattlesnakes to hide their own scent from predators. Researchers o...20 May, 2026, 07.03 PM IST
- A newly found snake species survives predators by disguising its tail as a second headScientists have discovered a new snake species in China's Guangxi region. This tiny snake, named Calamaria incredibilis, has a tail that lo...18 May, 2026, 02.22 PM IST
- Evidence of giant serpent ‘Vasuki’ found in Gujarat: 47-million-year-old fossil reveals 50-foot predatorA massive prehistoric snake named Vasuki indicus has been discovered in Gujarat. Fossilized bones suggest this ancient serpent lived 47 mil...02 May, 2026, 12.05 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
- Calamaria garoensis: New snake species discovered in Meghalaya's Garo hillsNew snake species, burrowing reed snake, have been discovered by scientists named Calamaria garoensis, in the Garo Hills of Meghalaya. The ...22 Apr, 2026, 04.51 PM IST
- Australian researchers discover clitorises in female snakes which had been ‘overlooked in comparison’; Details hereThe finding that female snakes do, in fact, have a clitoris refutes the long-held assumption that they don't.14 Dec, 2022, 09.05 PM IST
- 3 new species of 'archaic' snake discovered in Ecuador's graveyards, churchesThese ground snakes are the most species-rich snake genus in the world (there are now 150 species known globally), but few people have seen...23 Sep, 2022, 10.28 AM IST
- Rare sea snakes thought to be extinct found in AustraliaScientists have discovered two critically endangered species of sea snakes off the coast of Western Australia, which were thought to be ext...21 Dec, 2015, 05.10 PM IST
- Rare snake discovered in KaterniaghatThe Katerniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary in Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh has made headlines with the discovery of the rare Red Coral Kukri...15 Jul, 2012, 11.27 PM IST
- Rare Indian snake species discovered at Katarniaghat sanctuaryA rare Indian snake species Red Coral Kukri has been discovered at Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary (KWS) in the Terai region of Uttar Prade...15 Jul, 2012, 10.54 PM IST
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