Snakes are known as adept and clever hunters, distinguished by their lack of eyelids and external ears. These elongated reptiles are many in number, with over 3,900 known species. But how do these ...

Snakes "smell" with their forked tongues, collecting scent particles to analyze with their Jacobson's organ. Snakes don't have external ears. They sense vibrations through their jawbone and inner ear.

The Eastern indigo snake derives its name from the glossy blue-black color all across its body. Its scales are iridescent and may give off a rainbow-like look when exposed to light. Some of these ...