Deserts are among the most extreme and hostile environments on Earth, with extreme temperatures, minimal rainfall, and sometimes severe flash floods when it does rain. These are hostile environments ...

From the archive: This story originally published in The Desert Sun in 2015. One warm early summer evening I heard a huge racket outside in the driveway. From a second story deck I looked down and ...

Snakes are one of nature's most interesting survivors. Where most people imagine them basking in warm sun or hiding amongst tropical forests, some snake varieties live in environments nothing short of ...

Desert snakes slithering across the sand at night can encounter obstacles such as plants or twigs that alter the direction of their travel. While studying that motion to learn how limbless animals ...