A recent University of Arizona study finds that color vision evolved in animals more than 100 million years before the ...

Colors are widely used in communication within and among animal species. For example, peacocks proudly display their vibrant ...

The nonvenomous Arizona mountain kingsnake, which resembles a venomous coral snake, has a survival advantage by warning off would-be predators that avoid colorful coral snakes.

This spring, a few days after his 2nd birthday, Brigland Pfeffer was playing with his siblings in their San Diego backyard.

Conspicuous colors are also displayed by toxic animal species, including many venomous snakes and the brilliantly colored poison frogs of Central and South America, as a warning to potential predators ...

Snake lungworm disease, which infects at least 19 snake species, is poised to spread throughout the southeastern U.S.

People may associate large snakes with tropical regions like Brazil and Africa. However, many types of large snakes live a ...