As the Year of the Snake commences, Sussex Wildlife Trust has spoken about all the slithery serpents that you might spot in ...

From venomous spines to spike-covered genitalia, creatures around the world have unique features that set them apart.

The grass snake is the UK’s longest snake and having ... It is hard to know exactly how many species of reptile there are today, as new ones are being discovered and named all the time.

Grass-snakes: Hands and arms lead upper body this way and that, twisting and turning like the elegant grass snake. Stretch body out along floor and carefully roll to a new space. Amphibians and ...

The new species “was recorded at relatively low elevations; the surrounding habitat consists of lowland mixed with ...

Grass snakes prefer wetland habitats but can also be seen on grassland and in gardens ... for instance if trodden on during a woodland or heathland walk." The third serpentine species is the smooth ...