Powerful, carnivorous Nile monitor lizards are expanding through South Florida's canal systems, with sightings climbing sharply, according to wildlife officials.

Hungry snake caught swallowing another, even bigger snake headfirst. Many species of snakes are capable of swallowing prey much larger than themselves, such as deer, cows and even humans. However, ...

A recent study compiled over 500 incidents of cannibalism in more than 200 species of snakes, revealing that the behavior is ...

Scientists undertook the first comprehensive assessment of how often snakes eat their own, uncovering reports of the behavior in more than 200 species A Brazilian keelback (Helicops infrataeniatus) ...

Wild predators must regularly hunt or forage to survive. While many animals graze or scavenge, large constrictor snakes rely on overpowering and swallowing prey whole. But even experienced predators ...

The complex biology of ghrelin, the hunger hormone, has researchers wondering how its absence helps snakes last a long time with no food, if at all.

Snakes may well be one of nature's greatest predators, capable of eating whole deer or even crocodiles, but just as impressive is that they can go months, or even a whole year, without a single meal.

If you are hiking in the deciduous forests from East Texas to North Florida, you should be aware of a potentially deadly snake. The timber rattlesnake (also called the timber rattler and black ...

The Gophers football program gained two more Super Bowl champions in Boye Mafe and Nick Kallerup contributing to the Seattle Seahawks’ 29-13 win over New England on Sunday in Santa Clara, Calif.

If the regular season ended today, Minnesota would be the 12-seed in the Big Ten tournament. With all 18 teams qualifying for this year's field, the Gophers would get a bye into the second round and ...

The Gophers men’s basketball team has lost seven straight games, and 10th-ranked Michigan State is up next, here Wednesday night for a Big Ten game at Williams Arena. But this ongoing skid is not as ...