With stunning mountain ranges, flat coastal plains, and the rolling fields of the Piedmont plateau region, North Carolina has ...

Snakes are one of the earth’s creatures you either love or hate. Some are fascinated with their behavior and movements, while ...

In a first, scientists recorded high-speed footage from dozens of venomous snakes as they went in for the kill.

An Australian boy died after being told to "sleep off" his venomous snake bite. Don't do that if one of Ohio's three venomous ...

That’s because in a race of reflexes, the snake usually wins. For a mouse or human, it takes less than half a second to ...

Over 100 videos of venomous snake strikes reveal three different types of attacks, with some biting down several times "to prolong the venom flow into their prey." ...

Vipers have the fastest strikes, but snakes from other families can give some slower vipers stiff competition.

They found that venomous snakes use dramatically different strategies to deliver their deadly bites. Vipers and elapids ...

Few actions in nature inspire more fear and fascination than snake bites. And the venomous reptiles have to move fast to sink ...

Opinion: Florida moves gopher tortoises to save them from development, but experts say relocation may not solve the bigger problem.

Reptiles don’t just pee, they crystallize their waste. Researchers found that snakes and other reptiles form tiny uric acid ...

The Grand Canyon is home to five different life zones, and its wildlife inhabitants are just as diverse as its terrain.