Scientists are revealing how the Amazon tree boa's skin scales help it move and hunt in the rainforest. These scales have different textures on different body parts. This helps the snake grip branches ...

Deep in the Amazon canopy, a shy tree boa moves with silent confidence. Its body glides across branches that shift with the passing winds. According to scientists, this is not some simple trick of ...

High up from the forest floor, birds flit from limb to limb and weave their homes from leafy foliage, seemingly safe from ...

Arlington animal control officer David Davis has captured a variety of creatures over the past few years, but never a boa constrictor. Photos of Davis holding the snake were shared online by Arlington ...

April 29 (UPI) --A 5-foot boa constrictor rescued from a tree limb in Texas has a new permanent home with the animal control officer who captured her. Arlington Animal Control Officer David Davis said ...

Description: This is a smallish snake from 2 to 4 feet in length from nose to vent. The body is slender; these snakes weigh only between 200 – 300 grams (about half a pound) on average. The Virgin ...

ARLINGTON, Texas — A sneaky slithery serpent got stuck in a tree in Arlington's Veterans Park last week, according to the city. A 6-foot-long red-tailed boa constrictor was pulled down from the tree ...

Snakes are some of the most diverse and captivating creatures in the animal kingdom, and their colors are a key feature that ...

Snakes may not be known for wagging tails or greeting their owners at the door, but some species are thought to be ...