Instead, they slither — but there's a little more to snake anatomy than how they move. Finely tuned for survival, snakes have specialized anatomy that let them thrive in diverse environments.

The heart of the Burmese python, a 15-meter long Asian snake, swells to three times its size after a big meal. The bizarre phenomenon is associated with a mixture of fatty acids circulating in its ...

The heart is the most commonly used venipuncture site in snakes because it yields a reasonably large sample. This column describes cardiocentesis for blood sample collection in the snake.