A snake may appear threatening when it flicks its tongue out, but it's simply trying to get a better sense of its surroundings by "tasting" the air. To compensate for their poor eyesight and limited ...

I used to watch snakes and salamanders and such. It's probably a little late to try justifying such a preoccupation, but here goes. The other day I was reading one of those multisyllabic science ...

Xavier Glaudas was watching a video of one of the world's deadliest snakes when something made him pause and rewind. “I couldn’t believe what I was seeing,” he says. On the film, a puff adder (Bitis ...

Snakes, fascinating creatures of grace and mystique, play a vital role in ecological balance and medical research. They 'smell' using their tongues and a specialized organ, detecting chemicals to ...

Andrew Durso does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

The Australian Venom Research Unit receives funding from the NHMRC. At the same time, the snake needs to know what sort of animal it is dealing with, and a snake’s tongue is an important way for it to ...