Sollenberger called spring "a busy time for snakes," noting sightings of them rise significantly this time of year. And there are plenty of them to spot. Sollenberger said there are nearly 50 ...

An eastern massasauga rattlesnake, a protected species, was recently killed at the U-M Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols ...

The Texas coral snake has short, fixed and hollow fangs in the front of their upper jaw, and this species spends most of its time under logs and leaves, or underground. These snakes are small and ...

During their surveys, the team found several unfamiliar-looking brown eels, the study said. They took a closer look at the ...

Among those that were new was a “blob-headed fish” in the Chaetostoma genus, which includes bristlemouth armored catfish. The ...

The species is known for sharp defense techniques. The Brahminy blind snake native to Southeast Asia, is the most widely distributed animal. It is a small, non- poisonous snake which only includes ...

The eastern massasauga is a a small- to medium-sized, venomous rattlesnake, according to Michigan State University Extension. The species is Michigan's only venomous snake and one of two ...

They have “short” heads with “small and sharp” teeth, wrinkly skin and “pointed” tails. Photos show the dark brown coloring of the new species. Dark long-body snake eels live in ...

"This is a species that exists in a group that is mostly small-bodied, pale-colored ground squirrels," McLean said. "They're actually not easy to tell apart from one another." The Snake River ...