A rustle in the leaves might reveal more than just a passing breeze—it could be a brown snake. Despite their plain name, brown snakes are remarkably diverse, ranging from small, harmless garden snakes ...

Q: I found a small brown snake during my garden clean-up. Should I start earlier next year, when it’s colder, so I don’t run into more surprises? A: I advocate for welcoming harmless snakes into the ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida photographer recently captured a photo of one of the smallest snake species. Chad Bruce from Kilted Adventure Guy Photography shared a photo of a Florida brown snake on ...

A tiny US island territory in the Western Pacific Ocean was once known for its vibrant forests and diverse birdlife, but now it is suffering from a population of invasive snakes so greedy that they ...

A friend posted a photograph of a small brown snake on her social media page this past summer; she found it curled under a bush in her yard and wanted to know if, by chance, it was a copperhead or ...

In a mountain forest of southeastern China, a 1-foot-long creature with a “collar” moved along the ground. Its “secretive” nature helped it go largely unnoticed — until some keen-eyed scientists found ...

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 ...

As a seasoned snake catcher, Dan Marshall is no stranger to Australia’s abundant snake population. But a recent call from a client was new for him: an eastern brown snake on a roof. “Catch the second ...

Brown snakes exhibit remarkable diversity, encompassing harmless garden species and highly venomous ones. Found worldwide, they adapt to various habitats, playing crucial roles in pest control and ...