I recently returned from a 10-week trip assisting with sihek Guåhan (Guam kingfisher) monitoring at The Nature Conservancy’s ...

Black Racer Snake or Schrenck’s rat snake (Elaphe schrenckii) lying on a branch in their natural habitat. Length of about 170 cm. Image by Stas_K via Depositphotos. The Black Racer (Coluber ...

Rat snakes are exceptional climbers that can be found in trees ... Their adaptability to various habitats, including suburban environments, means humans frequently encounter them. In captivity, they ...

Sanity seems conspicuously absent from his actions. What mind, driven by a profound disregard for history and human dignity, ...

Merchants Millpond State Park in Gatesville is that rare destination that makes you question whether you’ve somehow slipped ...

The Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center will celebrate the 20th anniversary and “retirement” of its 20-year-old ...

Six venomous snake species reside in South Carolina, with the copperhead being the most common. Timber rattlesnakes are rare and inhabit mountainous regions, while cottonmouths prefer watery ...

Snakes, like humans, get out and start moving around when the temperatures start to rise, and for the most part that’s ...

What is Arizona’s most venomous snake? It turns out, the most poisonous isn't the most dangerous in the state. Here's what to ...

While that venom can be used for good, Floridians could have more close encounters with snakes as their habitat dwindles. “There’s subdivisions everywhere. They’re bulldozing, they’re ...