In the garden: Springing into snake season

Snake wrangler Rolly Burrell shares some tips on what do if you find one of nature’s slippery friends in your garden, and how he found himself in the catching career in the first place.

SA hot spot for venomous attacks - but not from the usual suspect

Bees and other insects pose a larger public health threat in Australia than snakes, spiders or jellyfish, with South Australia a national hot spot for stings, experts warn.

An anaconda peers above and below the water. Did snakes evolve on land or underwater? Michael Lee (Flinders University & South Australian Museum), CC BY-NC-ND

Did snakes evolve from ancient sea serpents?

One of the enduring controversies in evolution is why snakes evolved their long, limbless bodies.