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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. More than 4,200 species of snakes exist on the planet and ...

Firefighters in Coral Springs, Florida, were in somewhat of a slithery situation when they helped free a snake that snuck ...