Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Some frogs and toads secrete poison through their skin ...

The tiger keelback snake, native to east Asia and Japan, is perhaps the most well-defensed animal known to science. Here’s why. The tiger keelback is truly a freak of nature. Millions of years of ...

Snakes that borrow toxins from their meals sound unusual, yet nature often works in unexpected ways. The red-necked keelback is one such species that doesn’t produce its own venom but instead relies ...