Snakes can see heat, have incredible jaw flexibility, and aren’t as mean as we think. Discover 10 cool facts about these ...

The final day of Pineknotter Days kicked off with antiques and arts and crafts tents lining both sides of King Street Park and sections of Second Street on Friday. For the first time, The League of ...

Picture this: you walk into your kitchen in the morning, bleary-eyed and desperately in need of coffee. It’s just a normal ...

Q. In a recent column you said bushmasters are the largest pit vipers in the world. I was told pit vipers have vertical ...

An Eastern Milk Snake is seen near the Scarborough Bluffs recently. Photo by Ann Brokelman. By ANN AND ERIK BROKELMAN This ...

Mike Ellis, naturalist at Brown County State Park, holds Cecil, a black rat snake, by the tail as he gets acquainted with Ted ...

Some herpetologists consider kinking a response to feeling threatened. Others have reported it occurring without apparent ...

Froggy Went a Courtin’ is a traditional folk song that has been passed down for generations. It tells a playful tale of a ...

In much of the eastern United States, it’s not uncommon to spot a snake slithering through the leaves, crossing a trail, or ...

But some birds are total badasses—they swoop down, talons ready, and take on one of nature’s most feared creatures: snakes. That’s right. While most of us would rather run in the opposite direction, ...

Beaver SC greeted ten RS300 sailors with glorious sunshine, a moderate breeze and a comfortable midday start time for race ...

When startled, the gray rat snake, like other rat snakes, stops and remains motionless. It will rattle its tail against whatever it is lying on, attempting to make an audible buzzing sound. This sound ...