A call-out in KwaZulu-Natal turned up a two-metre black mamba coiled inside the tube of a leaf blower, a hiding spot that fits neatly with what biologists know about how this species uses cover.

Snakes that constrict and then swallow enormous prey have evolved a way to keep themselves from suffocating while they do it. When the scaley coils closest to the snake's head are super busy squeezing ...

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How do boa constrictors breathe while constricting their victims? A new study finds that snakes can switch which set of ribs they use to draw in... This trick keeps snakes from suffocating as they ...