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Beautifully Preserved Skull of 'Biblical Snake' with Hind Legs Discovered
By Michael Caldwell, Alessandro Palci published
Scientists have unearthed an amazingly preserved skull of an ancient snake with hind limbs, revealing more about the origin of snakes and how they lost their legs.

This Fungus Makes Snakes Look Like Mummies. It Just Turned Up in California.
By Nicoletta Lanese published
A fungal disease is infecting snakes across the nation, and now, it's reached California.

What's The Biggest Animal That a Snake Can Swallow?
By Grant Currin published
A complex network of skull bones, ligaments and muscles allows a snake to swallow prey with bodies much larger than the sinuous predator's own head.

Photos: How to Identify a Western Diamondback Rattlesnake
By Linda & Dr. Dick Buscher published
The western diamondback rattlesnake is the largest of the 32 known species of rattlesnakes found in North America. Here's how you can tell it's the western diamondback.

Python Swallows Crocodile Whole. Photographer Captures Every Last, Grisly 'Bite.'
By Stephanie Pappas published
Teeth and scales didn't stop an Australian olive python from getting a meal.

What Should You Do If You're Bitten by a Venomous Snake?
By Mindy Weisberger published
Above all, remain calm.

Enormous Python Swallows, Vomits Up Even Bigger Python
By Rafi Letzter published
An Australian python vomited up a larger Australian python that it had eaten earlier.
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