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Snakes have adapted to climb trees, leap across hot sand, and even swim through water — all without arms or legs. What’s their secret? Mike Bock This corn snake, shown here at the Smithsonian's ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. It may not come as a surprise that snakes move quickly, as ...

NARCISSE, Manitoba -- At first glance it's just a hole surrounded by aspens in glowing spring leaf. Then you notice the ground is moving. From every crack in the limestone bedrock slither snakes by ...