Natural history museum: snakes

Whether loathed, feared, admired or worshipped, snakes evoke stronger human reactions than almost any other animal. Moving gracefully without limbs, swallowing meals often several times larger than their own heads, and with many having venomous bites, they never fail to fascinate.

From garter snakes and vipers to boas and pythons, Snakes describes the biology and natural history of this ecologically important group of animals.