Of the more than 3,000 species of snakes in the world today, around 70 have adapted from living entirely on land to thriving ...

Among the most adept swimmers are sea snakes, which spend their entire lives in the ocean, and water snakes that live in and around fresh-water habitats in the eastern half of the United States.

HILO, Hawaii (KHNL/Gray News) - Officials in Hawaii are urging the public to be careful after a highly venomous snake was found on a Hilo beach last week. The Hawaii Department of Agriculture’s Plant ...

Visitors to a northern New South Wales wildlife sanctuary were forced to evacuate after a woman brought in a rescued sea snake, one of the world's deadliest reptiles.

It's not an uncommon sight to spot snakes swimming across the rivers and reservoirs of Montana at this time of year. In fact, Laurel angler Duane Hons spotted one just last weekend as he boated and ...

Highly venomous olive sea snakes may "attack" scuba divers as part of misplaced courtship behaviors, according to a new study. Divers regularly report sea snake interactions involving chasing and ...

Jess Thomson is a Newsweek Science Reporter based in London UK. Her focus is reporting on science, technology and healthcare. She has covered weird animal behavior, space news and the impacts of ...