A. Many Florida snakes breed during the warmer months. In some species, two males will fight each other in a ritualized combat for the “right” to mate with a female. Among Florida species, this is ...

The well-known copperhead is often mistaken for lesser-known species of nonvenomous snakes. One common snake that is ...

Pennsylvania’s annual snake season begins Tuesday. Although snake hunters may hunt non-venomous species such as the black rat ...

Pennsylvania’s annual snake season begins Tuesday. Although snake hunters may hunt non-venomous species such as the Black Rat ...

Whether one is walking on a park trail or hiking in the woods, it’s exciting to see a snake in the wild. It could be a small ...

Though small, its venom can cause serious, life-altering tissue damage through necrosis. While rarely fatal, a bite can leave permanent scars. This live-bearing viper is commonly found close to the ...

There are four main types of venomous snakes native to the U.S.—rattlesnakes, copperheads, cottonmouths, and coral snakes.

Customs officials were stunned when while checking a plane passenger's luggage they found 47 venomous vipers and five Asian ...

A checked bag filled with creatures from your nightmares was stopped by international customs in Mumbai over the weekend, ...

A checked bag filled with creatures from your nightmares was stopped by international customs in Mumbai over the weekend, ...

A passenger smuggling dozens of venomous vipers was stopped after flying into the financial capital Mumbai from Thailand, ...

A passenger smuggling dozens of venomous vipers in checked-in baggage was stopped after flying into Mumbai, India, from ...