Moving houses can be a stressful period at the best of times. More so when your new home is plagued by snakes. In just two weeks, a woman who recently moved to Macoupin County, Illinois, has come ...

As warmer weather encourages gardening, hiking and other outdoor activities in the metro-east, you may want to be aware of increased snake activity between April and October. A variety of snake ...

Snakes are legless, slithering reptiles that can be found worldwide, except in Antarctica. There are more than 2,900 species of snakes, with 140 species known in the United States. One species ...

A plain-bellied watersnake perched on a submerged log at Silver Creek Preserve in Mascoutah May 15. According to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, these snakes can be found in “river ...