Preserved pigment cells in a snake fossil — the cream-colored material in the image is fossilized skin — allowed scientists to determine the ancient snake's color in life. Preserved pigment cells in a ...

In the study of why and how animals look the way they do, color is king—at least, the range of color humans can see. A ...

The earliest snakes lost much of their ability to see color as they inhabited dimly lit spaces. Now, a collaboration of researchers from The University of Adelaide (Australia), The University of ...

Comparing the genomes of snakes with distinct coloration patterns pinpointed the genetic variants that contribute to these ...

Most snakes can only see the colors blue and green, along with ultraviolet light in some cases. New research, however, suggests that sea snakes have evolved to actually regain the wider-color vision ...

A never-before-seen iridescent snake with scales that shift color under light has been discovered in Vietnam, according to reports. Scientists conducting biodiversity research in the jungles of ...

Researchers scouring swamps in the heart of Borneo island have discovered a venomous species of snake that can change its skin color, the conservation group WWF announced Tuesday. The ability to ...

The Malayan blue coral snake is a beautiful but deadly snake whose venom may be used one day to help scientists develop new pain medications.

The color and tone of the skin of a snake appears to have a regional variation. The reason for this appears to have escaped the notice of professional biologists. The reason, relating to heat ...

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