Deserts are home to various snake species that have adapted to survive extreme conditions, from the highly venomous Inland ...

This is one of the slowest snake species in the world ... conserving energy in very harsh desert environments. Its slow movement also conceals it from predators. It does not need to be speedy ...

Oases in the desert, Southwestern streams are among the most delicate ecosystems on the planet. In these shallow, ephemeral waters, species like the Mexican garter snake once carved out a precarious ...

Dependent on specific ecological requirements in an area that's been heavily altered by agriculture and urban sprawl, the species has lost almost three-quarters of its habitat in its core range. And ...

Photo from Yasin Yusuf via Unsplash At first glance, the young creature caught in a desert ... species, researchers collected DNA samples from museums in several countries and from newly caught ...