Not all snakes are dangerous, but it’s important to know which species you might encounter while swimming in these lakes and ...

Realfoot Lake has nonvenomous snakes, like the copperbelly water snake, Broad-banded watersnake and the Eastern ribbon snake. However, the main threat to watch for here is the cottonmouth, also ...

Realfoot Lake has nonvenomous snakes, like the copperbelly water snake, Broad-banded watersnake and the Eastern ribbon snake. However, the main threat to watch for here is the cottonmouth, also ...

Stretching from Georgia to Maine, the Appalachian Trail (AT) is the longest hiking-only footpath in the world. It’s 2,197 ...

These non-venomous snakes enjoy being around water sources, whether they be lakes and ponds or rivers and wetlands. Whereas many water snakes spend most of their time in the water, the plain-bellied ...

The largest of the banded kraits is said to be between 7.5 feet long and 8 feet 10 inches long. However, when this particularly large banded krait was discovered is subject to debate.

The Brazos water snake, Nerodia harteri, is endemic to a single location in the United States. It thrives in the Brazos River basin of Texas, where there is an abundance of food, camouflage, and ...

Cottonmouth water moccasin (20 to 48 inches): Water moccasins live throughout Florida. When it senses danger, it will open its mouth revealing a cotton-white inside. Moccasins can be banded ...