Researchers have discovered that invasive brown tree snakes living on Guam can get around in a way that had never been seen before. The discovery of the snake's lasso-like locomotion for climbing ...

There are over 3,500 types of snakes on the planet, and most of them know how to climb trees. Although their characteristics ...

A new study shows a species of tree snake uses an unprecedented form of locomotion in order to climb objects like trees. The brown tree snake loops its body into a lasso around wide, cylindrical ...

It’s a hissstoric evolutionary adaptation. A species of snakes has developed a never-before-seen climbing technique — looping themselves into lassos to slither up trees and poles, according to new ...

Snake-haters, look away – and, whatever you do, don’t look up. Scientists have discovered that brown tree snakes can use a lasso-like movement to climb large, smooth cylindrical objects – a way of ...

Captivating — yet creepy — videos that recently resurfaced have gone viral, spotlighting arboreal snakes’ acrobatic capabilities while simultaneously reminding audiences everywhere about their ability ...

Snakes do a lot more than slither. Some swim, while others sidewind across sand (SN: 10/9/14). Some snakes even fly (SN: 6/29/20). But no one has ever seen a snake move the way that brown tree snakes ...

Brown tree snakes are known to be excellent climbers, but this latest discovery was a shocker, experts say. Photo: Bruce Jayne/University of Cincinnati A “bizarre” discovery involving tree snakes is ...

"We watched that part of the video about 15 times. It was a shocker. Nothing I'd ever seen compares to it." Eric Mack Contributing Editor Eric Mack has been a CNET contributor since 2011. Eric and his ...

Some snakes seem to be little scaredy-cats, as new research finds when climbing trees, they hold on for dear life. The study researchers found snakes use a much greater force to grip tree trunks and ...

Researchers reporting in Current Biology on January 11 have discovered that invasive brown tree snakes living on Guam can get around in a way that had never been seen before. The discovery of the ...