Nature is full of amazing creatures whose species have evolved over centuries to get to where they are today. One amazing adaptation is mimicry, a tool that some species use to trick both predators ...

In the rocky hills of western Iran, a truly extraordinary snake lives in near-perfect camouflage. The spider-tailed horned viper (Pseudocerastes urarachnoides) initially resembles an ordinary desert ...

Ophidiophobia (the phobia of snakes) is one of the more common phobias psychologists treat today. Some researchers posit that this is an evolutionary response and that humans are wary of snakes ...