A recent study compiled over 500 incidents of cannibalism in more than 200 species of snakes, revealing that the behavior is ...
Researchers found cannibalism diets appeared among at least 207 snake species in 15 snake family groups ...
Cannibalism in snakes has usually appeared as a footnote rather than a focus. It shows up in old field notebooks, brief case reports, or unexpected moments in captivity. Taken on its own, each record ...
Hungry snake caught swallowing another, even bigger snake headfirst. Many species of snakes are capable of swallowing prey much larger than themselves, such as deer, cows and even humans. However, ...
Eating your own kind might not sound like a winning survival strategy, but cannibalism is surprisingly common in the animal ...