Both the Green tree python and the Emerald tree boa are huge green snakes, and though they belong to entirely distinct genera ...

A snake's lightning-quick bite is the perfect way to inject venom into prey. Aiding and abetting this violent attack are the long, curved fangs snakes have evolved to dose their next meal with venom — ...

Scientists found a 4-foot-long creature with “emerald green” hue in a mountain forest and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Oliver Quinteros-Muñoz via Quinteros-Muñoz, Gómez-Murillo, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Snakes deliver their venom in one of two ways: through ...