Biologists trudged through the grassy nature preserve carrying cloth bags that contained fearsome-seeming cargo: 42 snake-eating apex predators. The conservation program has now released 209 Eastern ...

A rare occurrence of two brains in one body at a Berkeley pet store. One hatchling born at East Bay Vivarium turned out to be ...

To identify a copperhead, you can’t just go by color alone. Here’s what gives some copperheads a different look.

Fred Kraus, a researcher in the department of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Michigan, was studying snakes in Papua New Guinea when one of his research assistants took the bite ...

During that cleanup, park officials noticed something had changed across the more than 1,100-acre park – an exploding gopher tortoise population. Fort De Soto Park Manager, Dave Harshbarger ...

Rattlesnakes are the only native venomous snakes in California. Here's where they live and what to do if you are bitten.

Intrigued by this “unusual” change in color, researchers caught several snakes, took a closer look at them, tested their DNA and realized they’d discovered a new species: Trimeresurus cryptographicus, ...

Hognose Snake. Image by Frank Vassen ... have evolved to mimic the warning coloration of coral snakes with their bright bands of red, black, and yellow/white. This mimicry often causes people to fear ...

Discover how to create an easy snake trap using just a basket. This method offers a simple and effective way to safely catch snakes without the need for complex tools or setups. Watch as a basic ...

The park’s hot, arid climate makes it an attractive habitat for snakes adapted to desert life. Gopher Snake in Attack Pose. Image by Depositphotos. Zion’s majestic canyons and cliffs provide a ...

Once again, the Yellow Springs News won the top prize at an annual state competition for weekly newspapers. For excellence in journalism, design and advertising, the News was named “Newspaper of the ...