Snakes

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This creature truly deserves the name 'jaws'... and it doesn't live in the sea

The African rock python has jaws designed to engulf meals three times bigger than its head. Like a springbok antelope, for instance. Footage from the show "World's Deadliest".

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Watch: banded mongooses are equipped for the kill… and the snake never had a chance

They're small but ferocious – and agile enough to evade the fastest strikes. Footage from the show Africa's Deadliest.

Science

Many animals play dead—and not just to avoid getting eaten

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Watch an anaconda devour a huge meal

The anaconda is the heaviest snake in the world – but it can still stealthily take down prey. Footage from the show Monster Snakes.

Animals

Invasive snakes move their bodies like lassos, a totally new mode of locomotion

Family

Rattlesnakes trick humans into thinking they’re closer than they are

How fake animal rescue videos have become a new frontier for animal abuse

Sinuous Stone-Age snake sculpture unearthed in Finland

Spiders eat snakes around the world, shocking study reveals

This creature truly deserves the name 'jaws'... and it doesn't live in the sea

Watch: banded mongooses are equipped for the kill… and the snake never had a chance

Many animals play dead—and not just to avoid getting eaten

Watch an anaconda devour a huge meal

Invasive snakes move their bodies like lassos, a totally new mode of locomotion

Helping kids overcome their fear of sharks and other ‘scary’ animals

These worm-like amphibians may have venomous saliva

Snakebites are ‘neglected’ health crisis in Africa

Snakes have friends too

Tropical snakes disappearing as fungal outbreak decimates prey

What’s the difference between a poisonous and a venomous animal?

Images of extraordinary snakes

These snakes can jump—and scientists want to know why.

1,500 years ago, someone ate a venomous snake whole. Why?

Rare vipers are being poached in Kenya—but some people are grateful