STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Of the six species of snakes found on Staten Island, only the eastern milk snake dispatches its prey by constriction. The other five native snakes use the simple grab-and-hold ...

A nonnative Central American milk snake (Lampropeltis abnorma) that was removed from Mahogany Hammock Trail in Everglades National Park by USGS scientists this week. The snake is thought to be a ...

An Eastern Milk Snake coils its body into ’strike’ position to deliver a bite. A snake will strike for various reasons, but usually to attack prey or defend itself. tom venesky/for the times leader ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The SPCA Serving Erie County recently helped a milk snake that was in a dire situation. Amherst Animal Control had received a milk snake from a homeowner who had discovered it caught ...

(WTNH) — Finding a snake in your yard may be a bit alarming, but not all snakes are dangerous — and don’t need to be killed. There are 14 different snake species that roam Connecticut, yet one is ...