Researchers have solved Alaska's "snake worm" mystery after discovering a new species of fungus-eating fly whose juveniles band together and slither around like a long, gray serpent. The snake worm ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. On June 9, 2006, herpetologist Blair Hedges and his wife, ...

A close-up look at a mysterious creature, analyzing its features to determine whether it’s a snake or a worm, with educational insights into its appearance and behavior. Warning. Do not replicate or ...

The jungles of Mizoram and neighbouring Myanmar have yielded a new-to-science snake that relishes worms and prefers to stay underground. The snake, Trachischium lalremsangai, has been described in the ...