Our yards, basements, and even garages offer everything snakes need: shelter, water, and, most importantly, food. And if you ...

It can be extremely helpful to know the difference between certain snakes, and the same is true when comparing a black racer ...

Some herpetologists consider kinking a response to feeling threatened. Others have reported it occurring without apparent ...

Rat snakes are medium-to-large, nonvenomous snakes that kill by constriction. Recent research has complicated the taxonomic classification of rat snakes.

In much of the eastern United States, it’s not uncommon to spot a snake slithering through the leaves, crossing a trail, or ...

The state’s venomous snakes — including copperheads — do not get high off the ground, Owens said. Copperheads — the venomous ...

A family was left terrified when they spotted a snake emerging outside their home. CCTV footage shows the Oriental Rat Snake ...

There are two venomous snakes in central and eastern Kentucky. These are copperheads and timber rattlesnakes. They are ...

This rat snake shows the kinked up posture the snakes are known for when sunning themselves. A master constrictor, rat snakes envelop their victims in a tight, writhing mass of muscular coils.

On May 1, the rat snake, known as No. 20-2755, was expected to be released to the wild — along with two dozen other snakes and reptiles brought to the center over the winter after mishaps with ...

Rat snakes and rough snakes sleep in trees, too, so food isn’t the only reason why snakes would climb. “Other snakes are pretty much, if they’re going to try to climb anything, ...