Snakes have adapted to climb trees, leap across hot sand, and even swim through water — all without arms or legs. What’s their secret? Mike Bock This corn snake, shown here at the Smithsonian's ...

This ancient, leg-bearing snake is rewriting the story of how serpents slithered, and sometimes walked, their way through ...

With over 4,000 distinct species of snakes on the planet, it makes sense that some have adapted to overcome their limited mobility compared to their nimble prey, such as rats and rabbits. These ...