When most people think of snakes, they imagine dull colors, brown, green, maybe a little black. But not all snakes blend in with their surroundings. Some of them are bright, bold, and surprisingly ...

Most colorful snakes: People often think of snakes as scary or legendary creatures, but nature has given many species colors so bright that they change the meaning of "natural beauty." In the last few ...

Global warming. Habitat destruction. Pesticides and pollution. Environmental forecasts and reports are all too often full of grimness and gloom. But ecology has its lighter moments, and I take solace ...