Tagged With Snakes

Assortment of lizard eggs in various colors and shapes, including white, tan, and pink ovals resting on a natural wooden surface with dried moss or grass

What Do Lizard Eggs Look Like? A Visual Guide

9 May 2024

A variety of lizard eggs in different colors and sizes, ranging from white to tan, green, and pink, with different requirements for incubation.

Raccoon with a mischievous expression crawling through an open window and rummaging through a kitchen cabinet

What Do Raccoons Eat? A Look at Their Hunting Behavior

8 May 2024

Raccoons are opportunistic omnivores and will prey on and consume rats, mice, and other small rodents, but they mostly eat plants.

Close-up of a person's hand gently holding a calm corn snake

Do Corn Snakes Bite? How to Avoid Getting Bitten by Your Pet

7 May 2024

Corn snakes are usually very calm, but they may bite if they feel threatened, are hungry, or are shedding. Bites can be avoided with the right handling.

A ball python curled up and partially buried in wood chips, appearing dormant

Do Snakes Sleep? Exploring Their Resting Behaviors

6 May 2024

Snakes do not sleep in the same way that humans do, but they do have special ways of resting that help them save energy while still being aware of their surroundings.

A painted turtle swimming in a pond and feeding on aquatic plants

From Algae to Carrion: The Many Different Diets of Wild Turtles

4 May 2024

Wild turtles eat a variety of things, such as aquatic plants, insects, and fish, and there are even more specialized diets for sea turtles like green turtles and leatherbacks.

Close-up of a tan snake slithering cautiously on a tree branch, with a vibrant green grasshopper unaware on a nearby leaf

What Do Snakes Eat? A Look at Snakes That Eat Grasshoppers

3 May 2024

Snakes primarily consume grasshoppers and other bugs, and they have special ways of finding and catching these fast-moving animals.

Corn snake with mouth open, slithering through a grassy field

The Teeth of Corn Snakes: An Evolutionary Marvel

2 May 2024

Corn snakes have lots of small, sharp teeth that they use to catch and hold their prey, but their bites are usually too weak to even puncture human skin.

Sleek black mamba snake slithering rapidly across a sandy desert floor

How Fast Are Snakes? The Top Speeds of 10 Different Species

2 May 2024

Snakes are fast, and some, like the black mamba, can go over 12 miles per hour, but they are typically only fast for short distances.

Vibrant Martinique pink toe tarantula launching itself into the air from a branch

Can Tarantulas Jump? Exploring the Locomotion Constraints of These Mythical Spiders

2 May 2024

Tarantulas can jump, but their jumping ability is limited, with some tree-dwelling species only able to jump a few inches when in danger.

Large, brown capybara casually resting in shallow water surrounded by lush, green riverbank and palm trees

Can Capybaras Be Dangerous? What the Experts Say

1 May 2024

The physical traits, group behaviors, and anti-predator tactics of capybaras, the largest rodent on Earth, as well as the best ways to see them in the wild.

A large corn snake coiled around a rabbit, with its jaws open, in a natural forest setting

What Do Snakes Eat? An In-Depth Look at Predator-Prey Relationships

27 April 2024

For example, rat snakes and pythons are both snakes that have been observed hunting rabbits, and this is largely due to their physical characteristics that make them better suited to hunting and eating larger animals.

Copperhead snake slithering across a sun-dappled forest floor, its copper-colored scales gleaming

Do Snakes Have Cold-Blooded Physiology? The Science of Snake Thermoregulation

26 April 2024

Snakes are ectothermic, which means that they are unable to control their own body temperature and must rely on the environment to do so.