Watch a Boelen’s python slide out of its skin with ease. See why shedding is key to a snake’s health—and why you shouldn’t ...

The latest one, created by scientists at Harvard University, uses artificial scaly skins to move forward — kind of like a snake. The soft robot is just a silicone rubber tube.

This scale-like texturing was then tested to see if it allowed for lower friction forces versus untextured surfaces. One laser-etched design was inspired by the narrow, overlapping scales of a python.

The billion-dollar global trade in python skins is often illegal and inhumane - and is threatening the survival of some species, says a new report.

Using artificial snake skin — that is, plastic scales wrapped around a soft, flesh-like body — scientists have succeeded in prototyping and perfecting a snake-like covering for a crawling ...

Ever wondered how an Everglades python goes from slithering horror to fancy cowboy boots? We'll walk you through the steps ...

A teenager has been cruelly nicknamed 'snake lady' because of a rare skin condition. Floraine Nalugon, from the Philippines, suffers from lamellar ichthyosis, which affects just one in every ...

Abstract: Frictional anisotropy, as produced by the directionality of scales in snake skin, is necessary to propel snakes across flat, hard surfaces. This work illustrates the design, fabrication, and ...

A snake catcher has found an incredible 4.3 metre long single sleeve of shed python skin from the roof of a Queensland house and later managed to catch the former owner curled up in a wall cavity.

These reptiles routinely experience ecdysis, the shedding of a layer of skin. They do this to accommodate their growth, ...