Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Spin a globe, and it’s easy to be lulled into a false sense ...

A conversation with Romulus Whitaker on snakes, antivenom work, the Madras Snake Park, and decades of learning from India’s wild. A life shaped by curiosity.

MIAMI (TNS) — What started out as a straightforward genetic study of Florida’s invasive python population has turned up a surprising plot twist: a small number of crossbred Burmese and Indian pythons ...

The reticent crawlers / Anil Khaire -- Snakes: the specialised reptiles / B.D. Sharma -- Scientific facts about snakes / B.D. Sharma -- Snakes and human ecosystem: ecological and economic importance ...

Snakes are one of nature's most interesting survivors. Where most people imagine them basking in warm sun or hiding amongst ...