Each to her own, I suppose, but even if one is disinclined to cuddle up to snakes, their pest control contributions to improved health in a garden must be acknowledged. Our common garter snakes ...

Frogs, fish, and insects are the primary prey for this snake. When harassed, like most garter snakes, this species can exude a very foul-smelling substance from its cloaca, so it's best to leave ...

“We had a eastern hognose that was very large over here in the butterfly garden, and then this morning, one of my coworkers called me and said they found a garter snake,” Tyree said. Living in ...

Members of the U.S. Coast Guard from U.S. Coast Guard cutter James await the arrival of U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel for a news conference on Wednesday, April 9 ...

Kansas is home to four native venomous snakes: the copperhead, massasauga rattlesnake, prairie rattlesnake and timber rattlesnake. All venomous snakes in Kansas are pit vipers, possessing heat ...

Herpetologist Fred Kraus discovered a new arboreal snake species, Dendrelaphis atra, on Misima Island in Papua New Guinea. This snake, characterized by its matte black coloration and adaptability ...

While the exact number of snake species is hard to determine, the Lone Star State has at least 76 species of snakes, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife. If you include both species and ...

(WRIC) — It’s a story you have to see to believe. Carletta Andrews said she’s traumatized after a snake fell from the ceiling of a Mexican restaurant in Henrico County and into her margarita.

In the corn snake, some morphs display red, yellow, or pink blotches, and their dorsal spots can merge or turn into stripes. But which genetic and cellular mechanisms determine these colorful ...

It’s the second sighting of a live yellow bellied sea snake in the past week with an unconfirmed encounter also taking place near Hokitika on the West Coast. It’s illegal to kill native sea ...