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

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

Researchers feared the population was gone after no sightings in eight years and flooding in 2017 and 2023 that threatened ...

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

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