By JIM VERTUNO, JULIO CORTEZ and JOHN SEEWER KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — The grueling, desperate search for 27 missing girls ...

The Brazos water snake, Nerodia harteri, is endemic to a single location in the United States. It thrives in the Brazos River basin of Texas, where there is an abundance of food, camouflage, and ...

Texas is home to 96 species of snakes. Of those 96, 15% are venomous. While this is a small fraction of the snake population, that is still 14 species of snakes to be on the lookout for when ...

The Largest Bezos Water Snake Ever Recorded Typically, the Brazos water snake reaches a length of two feet. This may not sound very large for a water snake, but there have been reports of snakes ...

ROCKVILLE, Md. — Montgomery County, Maryland is considering becoming the first jurisdiction in the D.C. region (But second in the state) to allow a more eco-friendly alternative to traditional ...

Florida state Attorney General James Uthmeier confirmed the arrival of detainees to “Alligator Alcatraz,” the new immigration ...

Cottonmouth water moccasin (20 to 48 inches): Water moccasins live throughout Florida. When it senses danger, it will open its mouth revealing a cotton-white inside. Moccasins can be banded ...

Mr. Mascha, who discovered fine water after his doctor told him to stop drinking wine, said it deserves as much respect as anything else on the table. “It drives me nuts that the chef cares ...