A new study has uncovered what triggered the evolutionary explosion of snake diversity – a phenomenon known as adaptive radiation – that led to the nearly 4,000 living species today.
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Since first appearing during the age of dinosaurs, snakes have authored an evolutionary success story - slithering into almost every habitat on Earth, from oceans to tree tops. New research details how these li.
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Snakes saw a burst of adaptation about 128 million years ago that led to them exploding in diversity and evolving up to three times faster than lizards