"We think that an evolutionary history of harmful interactions between small-bodied predators of birds that are often eaten by snakes should make these predators afraid of snake skin inside of a ...

When a bird drapes its nest with snake skin, it isn't just making an interesting decor choice. Researchers find that for some birds, it keeps predators at bay. When a bird drapes its nest with ...

Snakes are vulnerable during the molting process and will seek safer, hidden places to shed their skin. Photographer Shintaro Seki, 51, was looking at a rice paddy when he found a striped snake ...