A spectacular blue snake is one of 11 new species that has been discovered in caves in Cambodia. The turquoise pit viper was ...

Have you ever been mesmerized by a color so rare on a living organism in nature that it almost feels unreal? That’s what blue looks like on snakes and so uncommon that it takes the breath away. These ...

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 ...