A snake’s scales are a highly recognizable element of snakeskin and are hard and glossy in an adult snake. But during development, the architecture of snake scales is underlain with a dense network of ...

In honor of the Chinese New Year, the Year of the Snake, popular shoe brand Vibram will be releasing a limited edition ...

A new study suggests monkeys can identify snakes by their scales, and know to fear them, even when those scales aren't on a snake. Published in the journal Scientific Reports in November ...

Humans and monkeys may have evolved their keen ability to detect snakes due to a fear response triggered by the reptiles' scales, rather than their elongated bodies, according to research from ...