Snakes, for some, are the stuff of nightmares. For others, they’re beloved pets or fascinating research subjects. They’re ...

South America is home to a diverse amount of wildlife. From the Amazon rainforest to the arid deserts of Chile, South America ...

Snakes are part of a very large and diverse family of animals. There are more than 3,000 different kinds of snakes around the world and they come in many shapes, sizes, and colors.

Only four of the 32 different species of snakes in Tennessee are venomous. Those four snakes are the copperhead, cottonmouth, timber rattlesnake and pygmy rattlesnake. Here is what to know about them.

“Although there are 650 species of venomous snakes, all of their venom uses the same 10 general classes of toxins,” says Glanville. The researchers first sought out someone who had been bitten ...

Kansas is home to 42 different native species of snakes, which are active during the warmer months between late March and November — the same time period when people are most active outdoors, ...

If you include both species and subspecies in that number, there are more than 115 different types of snakes. That's the highest number in all of the United States.

Snakes as prey “Opossums, racoons, red shouldered hawks and even other snakes eat snakes,” said Sollenberger. “We have several species of snakes in Georgia that consume other snakes.

Snakes are vital to the ecosystem Georgia has 47 species of snakes, but only 7 are venomous. Learn here how to tell the difference. What should you do if you see a snake?

South Carolina is home to 38 different species of snakes. But luckily for the Lowcountry (or maybe unluckily) only six of those species are venomous.