As someone who has spent countless hours in the great outdoors, I’ve come across my fair share of wildlife, including some of North America’s most dangerous snakes. Knowing what to look for ...

As the weather gets warmer, snakes will begin to appear. In Louisiana, there are seven venomous snake species. What they are ...

Snakes are exclusively carnivorous, meaning that they only eat other animals — and in some cases, eggs. Their diets range ...

The Crocodilians, Lizards, and Snakes of North America. By E. D. Cope. Reprinted from the Report of the U.S. National Museum for 1898, pp. 153–1270. With woodcuts and 36 plates. (Washington ...

Snakes do it, too. And 38 snake species in North Carolina, now’s the time of year when we are more likely to run into them. But generally speaking, most of our state’s snakes are nonvenmous ...

Like eating well and exercising to feel better, the avoidance approach is fully backed by science. A new study from ...

The Mojave rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus) is known for its highly potent venom, making it one of the most venomous snakes in North America. Several factors contribute to its extreme toxicity ...

Mr. Burns is a bull snake who lives at the Lake Superior Zoo. He is the largest snake species in North America, measuring up ...

Louisiana is home to 48 different species of snakes, but only seven of these species are venomous. Louisiana's venomous snakes include three different species of rattlesnake, two species of coral ...