All Articles Tagged As: snakes

Zoologists: Sea snakes seek out freshwater to slake thirst (11/10/2008)

Sea snakes may slither in saltwater, but they sip the sweet stuff. ...> Full Article

Brown tree snake could mean Guam will lose more than its birds (8/9/2008)

In the last 60 years, brown tree snakes have become the embodiment of the bad things that can happen when invasive species are introduced in places where they have few predators. Unchecked for many years, the snakes caused the extinction of nearly every native bird species on the Pacific island of Guam. ...> Full Article

World's smallest snake found in Barbados (8/5/2008)

The world's smallest species of snake, with adults averaging just under four inches in length, has been identified on the Caribbean island of Barbados ...> Full Article

Potent, Powerful Venom Cause for Concern (6/14/2008)

Toxicologist Offers Summer Bite & Sting Advice ...> Full Article

Scientists announce top 10 new species (5/26/2008)

Each year the IISE announces a list of the Top 10 New Species for the preceding calendar year. The Top 10 new species described in 2007 ...> Full Article

Florida python invasion expanded and still growing (5/19/2008)

The invasion of gigantic Burmese pythons in South Florida appears to be rapidly expanding ...> Full Article