Video showing the “lasso” mode of locomotion at 10 times normal speed (the gif is sped up from the original video, which showed 5x normal speed). Gif: Thomas Seibert/Gizmodo Jaw-dropping footage taken ...

Many people think a snake’s forked tongue is creepy. Every so often, the snake waves it around rapidly, then retracts it. Theories explaining the forked tongues of snakes have been around for ...

Snake fanatics, you're needed! Can you identify an odd creature that washed up on a beach in Padre Island, Texas? An unidentified creature resembling a snake or eel was spotted by a beachgoer, and ...

Not every creepy crawler is your enemy. This "scary" garden nuisance might look like trouble, but it's actually one of your ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Anna McConnaughy was flying to Alaska’s largest city when the announcement came over the intercom: a passenger on a previous flight had brought a pet snake on board. The passenger ...

Spiders, snakes, bats — and big prehistoric-looking lizards. Come October and Halloween, some creatures get scarier to many as their dangerous, frightening and even blood-sucking reputations grow. So ...

Snakes are known for being solitary reptiles, but they do not always hang solo. In colder climates, when winter temperatures set in, snakes seek each other out for warmth. These snake gatherings can ...

North Dakota police say they are investigating a menacing report involving a creepy clown and a man with a snake. Fargo police responded to an apartment building Saturday evening in response to a ...

We’ve been following the development of Carnegie Mellon’s robotic snake for some time now. And as much as it’s a brilliant piece of technology, it’s also downright scary how realistically it can ...

Snakes Aren't Scary if You Put Them on Colored Backgrounds From Adam and Eve to Snakes on a Plane, legend and pop culture confirms all that slithers is just a little bit creepy. Andrew McGibbon has ...