To fans of cheesy pop music, the beat of someone else’s heart is a symbol of romantic connection. To a boa constrictor, those beats are simply a sign that it hasn’t finished killing yet. A ...

How do boa constrictors breathe while constricting their victims? A new study finds that snakes can switch which set of ribs they use to draw in... This trick keeps snakes from suffocating as they ...

Pythons and anacondas are often confused as being the same, and it’s easy to see why. Both are massive, non-venomous snakes that kill their prey by biting and squeezing it to death. But despite their ...

Researchers discover the secret behind Burmese pythons' ability to fully digest the bones of their prey. Everglades NPS from Homestead, Florida, United States, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons ...

Snakes that constrict and then swallow enormous prey have evolved a way to keep themselves from suffocating while they do it. When the scaley coils closest to the snake's head are super busy squeezing ...