The team hypothesizes that the snakes have enzymes that convert the deadly substances into nontoxic forms, much as human ...

Nature's deadliest creatures employ distinct defense mechanisms. Venomous animals inject toxins through bites or stings, like cobras and jellyfish. Po ...

While walking through the woods on a summer day a few years ago, I heard a high-pitched scream. I knew at once what it was — a garter snake had caught a wood frog. I followed the sound to its source, ...

The Congolese Giant Toad shares its rainforest habitat with one of the most fearsome snakes in Africa. But mimicry might be the key to its survival, even without the fangs. In a feat of ingenious ...

It's hard to not sympathize with that snake—sliding backwards into the gooey stomach of a carnivorous frog. One perfectly timed photo shows the bizarre natural interaction as a snake is being eaten by ...

Even as little embryos in eggs, red-eyed tree frogs are totally badass. Researchers have discovered that when the embryos are attacked by a hungry predator, they can wiggle their way out of their eggs ...

A new report shows that freezing in action when a snake and frog face off is not about fear but rather a delicate waiting game of patience, with each animal waiting for and anticipating its opponent's ...

A fungal outbreak in the eastern and Midwestern United States is infecting some populations of wild snakes. Snake Fungal Disease (SFD), a fungal dermatitis consistently associated with the fungus ...

Frogs may flee from a ground predator and move towards an aerial predator, undercutting the flight path, according to a study using model predators published April 15, 2015 in the open-access journal ...