A snake that actually looks like many different snakes. It sounds like a riddle. It sort of is. The Great Plains ground snake (Sonora episcopa) is a shape shifter, taking on many different colors and ...

From butterflies to birds, many harmless animals have evolved to look like their more deadly counterparts. But when a researcher in Thailand picked up what he thought was a non-venomous mock viper, he ...

(CN) - The Congolese giant toad, which makes for a tasty target of lizards and birds, has a unique way of outwitting predators looking for an easy meal: it mimics the appearance and behavior of a ...

The first study of a toad mimicking a venomous snake reveals that it likely imitates one of Africa's largest vipers in both appearance and behavior. The first study of a toad mimicking a venomous ...

Whether one is walking on a park trail or hiking in the woods, it’s exciting to see a snake in the wild. It could be a small one slithering through a pile of leaves on its way back to its hole. Or ...

A CURIOUS fact has been lately brought to my notice by a friend of mine, Mr. H. M. Oakley, in connection with the Dasypeltis scaber, Linn., or egg-eating snake—the “Eijer eter” of the Dutch ...

Arizona is home to dozens of snake species, including venomous varieties such as rattlesnakes and coral snakes. But many snakes in Arizona are nonvenomous, meaning they pose little threat to people or ...

I BEG to remark with reference to Mr. W. Hammond Tooke's letter on mimicry in snakes (NATURE, October 7, p. 547) that I stated a case of mimicry in snakes in the year 1869 (see also Proceedings of the ...