Chewing food into little pieces may be helpful for human digestion, but snakes prefer to ingest their meals in one gulp. Unlike human jaws, snake jaws are not connected to their skulls. This allows ...

From navigation to social behavior to personality, scientists are rewriting what it means to be a clever snake. Here’s what ...

The cottonmouth, or water moccasin, is often regarded as one of the most dangerous snakes in the southern United States.

Red snakes are perhaps the most visually stunning of these intriguing reptiles, drawing attention with vibrant shades of ...

Compare the largest venomous snakes on every continent on Earth in this fun and informative video! Find out which continent ...

High in the forest canopy, one genus of snake learned how to solve the problem of flight without wings. Here’s how, according ...

Spain hosts 14 snake species, yet only three are venomous. Experts say fear outweighs risk, as most snakes flee humans, and ...

The Garden State is home to abundance of wildlife from creepy crawlers to coastal species, woodland creatures, a wide variety of plants and more. While some are harmless, there are a few species that ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — A Kaimuki man found a 3.5-foot-long ball python in his backyard on June 3, and officials with the Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture (HDOA) safely captured it. After the snake was ...

129 snakes and hundreds of rats were rescued from an upstate New York breeder earlier this year, the local SPCA shared The court case involving their neglect has progressed to a point where the ...