Of the 44 species of snake that are native to Florida, six are venomous. Here's a guide to identifying them and the harmless ...

While the vast majority of Texas' snakes are completely harmless, about 15% are venomous, including rattlesnakes, ...

Bite severity: Much more severe than bites from copperheads and cottonmouths, all rattlesnake bites are considered medical ...

Banded Rock rattlesnake: Dark and greenish gray in color ... The coral snake is slender, with a distinctive pattern consisting of a broad black ring, a narrow yellow ring and a broad red ring.

Timber rattlesnakes have a pinkish-gray or tan body ... striking a resemblance to the banded water snake, which has a patchy brown body. When on land, dark black adult cottonmouths can also ...

Herpetologist Fred Kraus discovered a new arboreal snake species ... Young examples have a gray-brown coloration, while adults become much darker, almost entirely black. This is extremely rare ...

Six venomous snake species ... They can be dark gray or olive green and are identifiable by the distinctive diamond-shaped markings on their backs. Also distinctive are black bands outlined ...