Snakes are often perceived as ground-dwelling creatures that slither their way through life. However, some snake species defy ...

Dan_Koleska/ Shutterstock Snakes have lots of bones, but fewer types of bones than us. As well as their skull, they have 100–400 vertebrae in their spine and up to 200 more in their tail. Adjoining ...

Protecting these delicate organs, a snake can have up to 400 pairs of ribs and as many as 24 muscles are involved with the movement of each pair. It’s this simple but very effective body plan ...