That first dig was significant — the skeleton bones included rear limbs, making it the first evidence of a land-based snake species with hind legs following earlier evidence of ...

Significant insights into snake evolution have come to light with an intriguing discovery of an ancient snake fossil found in ...

Hydrophis cyanocinctus, a species of sea snake found in tropical waters of Southeast Asia. Scientists found it uses a hole in the top of its head to breath. Dr Alessandro Palci, Flinders University ...

The results of the new snake skull study adds to that theory: Skull structure, the researchers argue, predicts habitat, and their fossil samples demonstrate that the most recent common ancestor of ...

The distinctions between snake and lizard heads emerged gradually because of synchronized changes in skull and sensory tissues shows a recent study.

Unfortunately, that first description of Najash relied on a very fragmentary skull. Scholars of snake evolution were left to guess at what the head of these ancient animals might have looked like.

Disneyland cleaned every skull, mummy and snake during a three-month refurbishment of Indiana Jones Adventure that refreshed the classic dark ride without disturbing any of the beloved rubble and ...

This strange sculpture, with its long skull, narrow eyes, and lack of a mouth, resembles the ‘snake person’ figurines known from the ancient Ubaid cul ...

A PET snake had to be rushed to the vet last week after he got stuck in a skull.