In nature, many animals mimic others, for a variety of purposes. Now scientists have uncovered the latest example of this peculiar ability—finding that the Congolese giant toad mimics the appearance ...

Mock vipers not only look like tree-dwelling vipers but also act like them. Intriguingly, they have a fake ‘fang’ in the front of their mouth, which befools a predator into thinking that they possess ...

ATLANTA — Jason Clark doubts that a deadly Gaboon viper is loose in Milledgeville. Still, the reptile expert immediately noticed tell-tale signs of the snake in a widely circulated photo that was ...