Fungal disease drains energy and dries snakes out
A pair of new studies illuminate one of the ways that a fungal disease may be killing snakes as well as what methods may not work for protecting infected serpents. ...
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Watch: Scientists work to improve brown tree snake detection
New research shows that invasive brown tree snakes (Boiga irregularis) behavior makes it harder for researchers to detect them in Guam. The snakes have caused ...
JWM: Sumatran blood pythons shrinking in body size, numbers
Sumatran blood pythons are declining in body size and reproduction — possibly due to overharvesting on the Indonesian island. “This paper is the first one that ...
Humans not directly responsible for North American reptile deaths
Humans aren’t directly to blame for most North American reptile deaths, according to a large new meta-study that examines a host of research in the United States ...
California officials confirm snake fungal disease in state
A deadly snake fungal disease has officially spread into California — the farthest west of any detection yet, according to a recent bulletin from the state ...
Copperheads don’t reproduce after severe drought
Female copperhead snakes stop reproducing after severe drought. According to a study published in Scientific Reports none of the dozens of monitored female ...
Q&A: David Steen, giving snakes a voice
Sometimes he’s identifying snakes from tweeted pictures. Sometimes he’s reaching out to the public to increase awareness — and ease people’s phobias — of ...
WSB: Erosion blankets can tie snakes into knots
As Christopher Schalk was conducting research on roadkill in Texas, he noticed the roadways were often lined for miles and miles with erosion control blankets — ...
Watch: Tiny Manitoba town draws 70K yearly — in snakes
Thousands of tourists come out to a small town in Manitoba every year to witness garter snakes emerge from hibernation. But while the human crowds can be large, ...
Watch: Two-headed copperhead gains viral celebrity status
A two-headed snake, which turned up in a Virginia backyard for visit last summer, slithered its way into viral celebrity status. The eastern copperhead (Agkistrodon ...