As the weather gets warmer, snakes will begin to appear. In Louisiana, there are seven venomous snake species. What they are and how to identify them.

The copperhead and cottonmouth snake species are common to Alabama but how many more are there and what are their habitats?

We may be more likely to see snakes this time of year, as the weather warms. Use this information to make encounters less scary.

Texas A&M AgriLife experts share insights on snake behavior, tips to prevent unnecessary fear of snakes and reduce the risk of a bite.

An Aussie man was stoked after 42 wild snakes hatched from a clutch of eggs he brought into his home. “It’s the most I’ve ever had, this was my record,” licensed reptile rescuer Pat ...

Texas’s copperheads such as the eastern copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix), broad ... often freeze when spotted in hopes of not being seen. The rat snake, another Texas snake, rattles its tail like a ...

Snake Catcher Dan had to use patience, a flashlight, and a hook to relocate the red-bellied black snake. Could you be sharing your sofa with a dangerous snake? A family in Australia found out the ...

Can you accurately identify some of the most common snakes found across eastern and southern Australia? We spoke to expert Chris Hay, the director of the Australian Reptile Academy, to find out ...

Hudson Snake Catching in Gold Coast, Australia, was tasked with removing the eastern brown snake hatchling Brenton Blanchet is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2022.

Black rat snakes are known to vibrate their tails so they look like venomous rattlesnakes and scare off predators. However, they are neither venomous nor aggressive. One of the Eastern hognose snake’s ...

And the snake is native to Ohio. Can you spot it? The post may be two years old, but it is still popping up in people's feeds, and generating comments. Here's what you should know about the ...

There are only three venomous snakes found in Ohio- the Northern Copperhead, the Eastern Timber Rattlesnake and the Eastern Massasauga. They're all rare. Nonvenomous snakes tend to have a ...