The timber rattlesnake is critically endangered, both regionally and nationally, after humans hunted them for decades and due to habitat loss. The snakes are incredibly rare in New Hampshire, likely ...

When two employees at the East Bay Vivarium in Berkeley, California, pulled a baby snake from the incubator seven months ago, ...

If you see a snake and want to coax it along, gently but firmly spray its tail with a water hose. Keep your distance, and don ...

I’ve seen this species alive in the wild twice during my own fieldwork,” says Diego Cisneros-Heredia, an ecologist at the San ...

Snakes become very active May through September. We spoke to a wildlife expert and doctor about what you should know if you ...

There are 21 snake species that are native to Pennsylvania, and three of them are venomous. The copperhead reaches an average ...

It eats copperheads, the only venomous snakes likely to be seen in central North Carolina and the Triangle. Its population (most likely) continues to decline. More on that later.

"Habitat often also includes stands of red cedar, pine, and hemlock, as well as cool, damp meadows," MassWildlife said.

Snakes are a common sighting in Maryland, as the state is home to a total of 27 species. Learn more about the 2 most venomous ...