Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. More than 4,200 species of snakes exist on the planet and ...

Thinking about bringing home a pet that doesn’t bark, shed or beg for snacks? Enter the snake: nature’s silent, scaly roommate. While they won’t fetch your slippers, snakes make surprisingly chill ...

Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers in Australia helped the family remove the large python from their home Getty A cat in Australia spent one of their nine lives narrowly avoiding a serious snake attack.