Different families of spiders kill their snake-y prey in different ways. For instance, black widows rely on their strong, tough webs to ensnare the snake in the web's vertical viscid threads.

Snakes: They’re just like us — at least in one respect. Like humans, the slithery reptiles may rely on others of their kind to stay calm in times of stress, according to a new study published ...

These burrowing snakes are seldom encountered and, consequently, ... (CONACYT) has allowed the team to discover other species of earth snake in Oaxaca, Guerrero, and Puebla.

I spent two days in San Jerónimo Tlacochahuaya, outside Oaxaca city, ... Paul Theroux’s latest book, “On the Plain of Snakes: A Mexican Journey,” from which this is adapted, ...