With just venom and precision, these snakes can defend themselves from afar, without ever needing to bite you. Here’s what ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is asking for the public’s help in documenting a shimmering, yet elusive, reptile. The rainbow snake is a large, nonvenomous ...

When wildlife photographer Mark Lotterhand first hiked to the top of the mountains of the Taconic Trail just over the Connecticut border on a recent fall day, he was cautious. It was possible no ...

Montana's rivers and reservoirs harbor all 10 native snake species, forming critical lifelines for reptiles that bridge aquatic and land ecosystems. These waterways offer hunting grounds, hibernation ...

Ancient England snake fossil Paradoxophidion helps explain how modern snakes evolved during warm humid Eocene period.

In the U.S., there are roughly thirty species of venomous snakes, most of them rattlesnakes. Most people will never have a ...

Snakes are a hallmark of healthy habitats. And throughout the country, most habitats have more snakes present in early fall than at any other time of the year, even spring. The explanation is a simple ...

New Jersey is home to a rich diversity of snake species, and several of its lakes and rivers are teeming with slithering activity — especially during the warmer months. While most of the state’s ...

Snakes are a hallmark of healthy habitats. And throughout the country, most habitats have more snakes present in early fall than at any other time of the year, even spring. The explanation is a simple ...