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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. It may not come as a surprise that snakes move quickly, as ...

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 ...

A new species of mud snake was found after specimens were caught from a rubber plantation and a forest wetland in Vietnam. Photo by Nguyen SN, Le MV, Lathrop A, Vo T-D-H, Murphy RW, Che J from ...