Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Some frogs and toads secrete poison through their skin ...

This is the gruesome moment a snake was seen swallowing a toad it caught in a garden. Khun Thip was in her garage when she spotted the ravenous Golden Tree Snake devouring the hapless creature in ...

The toxic cane toad has placed evolutionary pressure on snakes to adapt their body shape, Australian researchers say. Evolutionary biologist Ben Phillips and PhD supervisor Professor Richard Shine of ...

Larger garter snakes (they can grow about 3 feet long) also eat meadow voles, which will otherwise wreak havoc on roots, tubers and bark. My favorite snakes are among the most docile encountered in a ...

Fears about the impact of invasive, poisonous toads in Madagascar appear to be justified, suggests new research. The amphibians are driving a spike in deaths of a native snake species. Asian common ...