A once in a lifetime situation for police in Big Lake, Minnesota, after someone ran over a boa constrictor on the highway. “It was not a small snake by any stretch of the imagination,” said police.

Vivid green with a slender body, this snake often features blue or yellow spots. It coils elegantly on branches in the rainforests of New Guinea and Australia. Similar in appearance to the green tree ...

Erythrolamprus mossoroensis is a poorly known species of snake and a “relative rarity in field studies,” according to a 2022 ...

Take a look at 7 of the most beautiful snakes in the world, admired for their striking colors, patterns, and elegance.

A traffic stop in California’s North Bay area led authorities to search a man’s home and find a spider monkey, rattlesnakes, and over $25,000 worth of methamphetamine. Deputies in Vallejo ...

The Brazilian rainbow boa is a beautiful snake, reaching no more than six feet long. With time and gentleness, these reptiles ...

Non-venomous and beneficial in controlling rodent populations, this snake is a testament to the diverse beauty found in more arid environments. True to its name, the Rainbow Boa, found in the Amazon ...

Snakes have both interested and scared humans for centuries. While many species are harmless and even beneficial to ecosystems, some of them are known for their intense venom potency, speed, and ...

Scientists have made a potent antivenom using antibodies from a man who has been bitten hundreds of times by venomous snakes. The therapy protects mice against the venoms of 19 species of deadly ...

A red-tailed boa is the 1,000th snake caught on St. Croix in August 2023 by William Coles, chief of Environmental Education for V.I. Department of Planning and Natural Resources’ Fish and Wildlife. He ...