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Some sea snakes have re-evolved the ability to see more colours

Most snakes can see a limited range of colours, but the blue-banded sea snake has regained genes lost millions of years ago that may let them see ultraviolet and blue light

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Snakes are quite quantum, mathematically speaking

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Wiggly worms and quantum objects follow surprisingly similar equations

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Mexican burrowing caecilian (Dermophis mexicanus)

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Weird skin-eating amphibians have no legs due to snake-like mutation

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Some yellow anacondas can leap in an S-shape

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Some anacondas can perform a strange S-shaped leap and now we know why

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Snakes have been seen doing somersaults when they’re scared

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Robot snake that moves like a sidewinder could inspect sewage pipes

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Robot snake that moves like a sidewinder could inspect sewage pipes

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Boa constrictor

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Boa constrictors move ribs to avoid suffocating when they kill prey

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Snake eating bird

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Snakes started eating birds and mammals after dinosaurs went extinct

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Nujiang pit viper (Gloydius lipipengi sp. nov)

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Venomous viper species from the Tibetan plateau discovered in museum

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Snake-like robot

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Snake-like robot could explore Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus

A snake-like robot made of giant screws and flexible joints that can travel across hard or loose surfaces and worm into tiny spaces such as tubes and tunnels may be key to exploring the interior of Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus

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Snakes evolved venom fangs multiple times from wrinkles in their teeth

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Snakes know how much venom they have and won't attack if running low

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An ancient rattlesnake lived in the jaw of a dead mastodon

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Snakes make their bodies lassos in a strange new climbing technique

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