Every so often, yellow-bellied sea snakes tie themselves in knots. They — like all serpents — must regularly shed their skin. But the process demands …
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Don't Mess With the Black Mamba, One of the Deadliest Snakes Alive
Armed with potent venom, this creature can kill a human being in under 20 minutes. Learn about one of the most feared snakes in the Eastern Hemisphere and interesting facts about other slithering serpents.
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You are what you eat. The bat falcon of Central and South America is so named because it's a bird that hunts flying mammals. So it goes with the "rat …
"Coffin-shaped." That's how writers tend to describe the head of Africa's black mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis). It's a deliciously ominous label. …
Flying animals are common, but not particularly diverse. Birds, bats, insects and pterosaurs (extinct dinosaur relatives with complex wing membranes) …
When Hurricane Florence blew through the Carolinas in September 2018, wind, rain, and flooding were not the only threats people faced. A bevy of …
