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The doom of the dinosaurs was good news for snakes. According to new research, snake biodiversity began increasing shortly after the Cretaceous–Paleogene mass extinction—you know, the one brought ...

The diets of snakes diversified massively in the aftermath of the mass extinction event that wiped out the non-bird dinosaurs, contributing to the existence of the 4000 snake species we know today.

Yellow blunt-headed tree snake (Imantodes inornatus) eating red-eyed tree frog (Agalychnis callidryas) eggs. Credit must be given to the creator.