The Algodones Sand Dunes of Southern California stretch for 40 miles, creating a landscape more typical of the Sahara Desert.

Venomous snakes have captivated humans for centuries due to their lethal efficiency, fascinating behaviour, and remarkable survival adaptations. Among the most fascinating are the Sidewinder and the ...

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University who develop snake-like robots have picked up a few tricks from real sidewinder rattlesnakes on how to make rapid and even sharp turns with their undulating, ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — April marks the start of when rattlesnakes come out to play in Southern California, according to San Diego County Parks and Recreation. Rattlesnakes can be seen year-round in ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - How do you make a better snake robot? You study snakes, of course. Researchers on Thursday said they conducted experiments to learn precisely how sidewinder rattlesnakes are ...

A sidewinder rattlesnake moving on sand. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the Oct. 2014, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The paper, by Hamidreza Marvi at Georgia Institute of ...