Snakes have adapted to climb trees, leap across hot sand, and even swim through water — all without arms or legs. What’s their secret? Mike Bock This corn snake, shown here at the Smithsonian's ...

Snakes represent one of evolution’s most optimized body plans built around efficiency rather than excess. By eliminating limbs and focusing on flexibility sensing and control, they gained unique ...

If they reach the ecosystem's carrying capacity in the Everglades, the pythons will spread, and that likely means into ...