With nearly 3,000 species of snake in the world, there's bound to be a wide variety of hunting methods among them. But one segment of vipers has a particularly interesting way of catching a meal. They ...

Even if you’ve never lived in rattlesnake territory, you know what the sound of a snake’s rattle means: Beware! A shake of its rattle is an effective way for a snake to communicate to a potential ...

Ground squirrels heat their tails to defend their young against predatory rattlesnakes, reports a study published in the early online edition of Proceedings of the Natural Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

Shake, rattle and strike. It is possibly one of the most terrifying sounds in the animal kingdom, but how the rattlesnake evolved its chilling warning signal is a mystery. Now a study suggests the ...

When ground squirrels wave their tails back and forth, it's apparently meant to send a message to rattlesnakes not to mess around with them — and a newly published study suggests that the snakes are ...

Squirrels are not as helpless as they may seem when confronted by rattlesnakes eager to make dinner of their pups. A new study reveals one of their most powerful tactics: the rodents heat their bushy ...