When we hear about venomous snakes, most of us think of massive, grown-up ones. But in some snake species, even the babies can be just as dangerous. Their venom is just as strong– and sometimes ...

While baby venomous snakes may appear less threatening, they can be more dangerous than their adult counterparts. With ...

What's to love about snakes? Jackie Kovacs shows Tuscaloosa News staffer Gary Cosby Jr. during their snake hunt.

Why do snakes flick their tongues? Can snakes smell fear? Here are 10 amazing facts about rattlesnakes, flying snakes and ...

Agkistrodon contortrix, commonly known as the copperhead snake, is the most common venomous snake in N.C. NC Poison Control stated on its website that the agency receives 10 times more calls about ...

The new movie “The Python Hunt” follows the Florida Python Challenge: A 10-day competition to remove the most pythons from the Everglades.

These crossbands are important in kingsnake identification, as there are 45 subspecies of kingsnakes, and some of them look nearly identical. It is named king because it preys on other snakes. The ...

Snakes are reptiles of the order Squamata that have no limbs on their long, scaly bodies. These reptiles routinely experience ecdysis, the shedding of a layer of skin. They do this to accommodate ...

There are dozens of species of snakes in the Triad, but which are friends and which are foes? An environmental specialist ...

University of Michigan biologist Fred Kraus identified four new tree snake species in Papua New Guinea, highlighting the region's rich but understudied biodiversity. These discoveries, found on ...