Females are ready to breed when they’re about two years ... This 7 to 8-inch long snake is the smallest of the many snakes found in Missouri. It’s not endemic to Missouri but can also be ...

Blair Hedges, whose research teams also have discovered the world's tiniest lizard in the Dominican Republic and the smallest frog in Cuba. Hedges recently became the first to describe the snake ...

(CNN)-- A pea-sized seahorse, the world's longest insect, a "ghost slug" and the world's smallest snake were among the top 10 species discovered in 2008, a committee of scientists said Friday.

Flying snake is a misnomer ... rarely descending from the canopy. The smallest species reach about 2 feet in length and the largest grow to 4 feet. Their diets are variable depending on their ...