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 ...

Scientists finally know how venomous snakes sink their teeth into prey thanks to a series of high-speed videos. In a new study, published Thursday (Oct. 23) in the Journal of Experimental Biology, ...

To capture snake strikes on video, scientists put medical gel on a stick and warmed it to mimic the body temperature of a mammal. Then, they waited for the snakes to attack. Oliver Neuman via ...