A venomous cottonmouth is giving people the willies on social media, after a video recorded by an Alabama biologist showed the snake was caught blending in perfectly with ground cover. Cottonmouths, ...

The snake was found as passengers were boarding Virgin Australia Flight VA337 at Melbourne Airport, according to snake ...

Standing out from the crowd seems like a risky move, but there are benefits. Aposematic signals tell potential predators it ...

Nestled between the Deep South and the Atlantic Ocean, Georgia is famous for its natural beauty. The Peach State is also home ...

As snakes seek warm, dry shelter during the rainy season, encounters in residential areas increase significantly. Knowing ...

The Eastern hognose snake is another species that has become increasingly rare here. So named because of its upturned snout like a hog, this species is an eater of toads and a dweller of sandy ...

Outdoorsy travelers should be wary of any wildlife that might be dangerous when they're exploring Washington State, including ...

"Rat snakes are good at climbing up the sides of trees and things like that where there’s irregularities that they can catch their bodies on," Jeff Beane, a collections manager for herpetology at the ...

Also known as the black rat snake or chicken snake, this constrictor is found widely in the eastern United States. The adults are usually 6 feet (1.8 meters) in length, but a few are 8 feet (2.4 ...

The belly is black with scattered white or yellowish markings. Nine plates, which are actually large scales, cover the crown of the head, compared to the timber rattlesnake's numerous small scales.

The yellow-bellied sea snake lives its entire live in the ocean water., but is unable to move well if washed ashore. In the water, however, it can swim both forwards and backwards.

Garter snakes grow to 15 to 29 inches long and their scales can be black, brown or an olive brown with a pale yellow or green belly. According to Mass (Massachusetts) Audubon, these snakes can be ...