Just before going home for the holidays, Smith College students constructed a winter house for Eastern rat snakes at the MacLeish Field Station as part of a habitat restoration project for native ...

Fishing duo Cole and Jay catch a black rat snake that bites a hand first. Trump erupts over Mar-a-Lago search after new email report Kennedy Center Christmas Eve jazz concert canceled after Trump name ...

In a secret spot at Smith College’s MacLeish Field Station in nearby Whately, Massachusetts, students have constructed a welcoming winter home—for shy reptiles, that is. The hidden hibernaculum is a ...

A brother and sister skipping hand-in-hand down a dirt road in Australia where oblivious to the deadly snake lying in their path, and so was their mother following behind them. The boy eventually ...

If the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has its way, a huge swath of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico, long considered off limits, will be opened to offshore drilling. A map released Nov. 20 includes a ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida, causing significant declines in native small mammal populations. Originally introduced through the pet trade, the wild python population in the ...

Burmese pythons, one of the largest snake species in the world, could be the most destructive invasive animal in Florida Everglades history. They can swim, burrow and climb trees, and they eat almost ...

A former Eastern Florida State College employee filed a federal lawsuit alleging she was fired over posts on her private Facebook page. Erika Santos was terminated after the school received an ...

A customer was at a Pollo Tropical drive-thru when the snake incident took place Latoya Gayle joined PEOPLE as an Associate Editor in 2024. Her work has previously appeared in The U.S. Sun, National ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. — A Florida woman got quite the surprise when she found a snake slithering across the hood of her car. Clearwater Police responded promptly to the scene and safely removed the snake.

Snakes have a bad reputation for being venomous, fearsome creatures. However, snakes can actually be a positive sign that your garden supports a healthy, balanced ecosystem. For snakes, gardens are an ...

A scarlet snake was documented on Sanibel Island for the first time in September. This sighting follows the first appearance of a scarlet kingsnake on the island since the 1970s. Both the scarlet ...