A repair robot that takes inspiration from the bendiness and sensing ability of snakes is now being exploited for use in human surgery.

Researchers have developed a flexible, stretchable battery that bends and stretches like a snake.

Study suggests that all living snakes evolved from a handful of species that survived the giant asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs

Indiana Jones hates snakes. And he's certainly not alone. The fear of snakes is so common it even has its own name: ophidiophobia.