Snakes are admired for their beauty and significance in ecosystems. Across the globe, species like the blue coral snake, San ...

All kinds of animals use conspicuous colors, from flashy reds to startling yellows and oranges. It’s a quirk of evolution ...

Cambodia is home to 99 species of snake, including 16 which are venomous, according to the Terrestrial Research and ...

Blue Malaysian Coral Snakes have a vivid blue body with a striking ... Unlike albino snakes, they have dark eyes instead of red ones. Mandarin Rat Snakes display bold black-and-yellow geometric ...

However, a common rhyme—”Red touch yellow, kill a fellow; red touch black, venom lack”—helps distinguish between the venomous coral snake and harmless look-alikes, such as the scarlet kingsnake.

However, a common rhyme—”Red touch yellow, kill a fellow; red touch black, venom lack”—helps distinguish between the venomous coral snake and harmless look-alikes, such as the scarlet kingsnake.

The small 'beauty' was discovered in a rural home – and even at this size, you wouldn't want to come across it.

The enchanting serpent has a scaly body of red, black and yellow bands, which mimics the venomous coral snake as a defence mechanism. For those who wish to test their knowledge on snakes ...

"It was my first mangrove snake," he said of relocating the small yellow and black creature ... was set to weaken but a system in the Coral Sea near Vanuatu could develop into a cyclone from ...