A 'bizarre' material used by some birds to line their nests in tree cavities could actually save their offspring.

Nagoya University researchers conclude that snakes’ scales, rather than their elongated bodies, are what trigger fear among ...

Monkeys detect snakes rapidly due to their scales. New experiments demonstrated that primates react strongly to snake-like ...

Kawai's first experiment demonstrated that monkeys exhibited an immediate response to images of snakes but not to images of salamanders, implying a specific fear of snakes. On the basis of this ...

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle exploits Indy's fear of snakes and, just when it overstays its welcome, it culminates in a ...

David Orin, popular on social media for his adventure videos, is recovering in hospital after being bitten by a snake, leaving him scared for his life.