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 ...

A water moccasin, or cottonmouth, crossing a road. Image by jctabb via Depositphotos. Water moccasins thrive in aquatic environments such as swamps, marshes, and drainage ditches, predominantly found ...

A banded water snake? A diamondback water snake? Stephanie Salinas, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department spokeswoman, confirmed the reptile was a nonvenomous water snake in an email to mySA.com Friday.

Texas woman died after rinsing sinuses with infected tap water — here’s how to keep yourself safe By Fabiana Buontempo Published June 2, 2025, 9:42 p.m. ET ...

The water moccasin's head "was twice as big as (the diameter of) its body," he said, noting the size of its head was comparable to the size of the hand of a 6- or 7-year-old boy.

A Texas woman died from an infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba after using tap water in a nasal irrigation device, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A Texas woman died from an infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba days after she cleaned her sinuses using tap water, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention case report.

The rule is simple: If you own the land above an aquifer in Texas, the water underneath is yours. You can use as much as you want, as long as it’s not wasted or taken maliciously. The same ...

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 ...