New research from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, has revealed that puff adders (Bitis ...

New research has revealed that puff adders (Bitis arietans) can be highly efficient at controlling rodent populations that threaten agricultural production on the continent.

Many snake species have adapted to a burrowing lifestyle, using their digging skills for protection, temperature regulation, and hunting. The article ...

I’ve seen this species alive in the wild twice during my own fieldwork,” says Diego Cisneros-Heredia, an ecologist at the San ...

This slow reproduction rate, combined with threats to their habitat from coal mining ... and asked why they’re selling snakes that are protected under South African law.

Green snakes inhabit all of North America, Africa, Asia, and South America and are greatly diverse concerning behaviour, habitat, and biology. Some are harmless insect-eaters, but others are ...