Ronaldo, a 6-foot Brazilian rainbow boa constrictor kept at a school in England, was thought to be male — until the snake gave birth to 14 babies last month. The boa had not had contact with another ...

SAN MARCOS, Calif. — In recent weeks, San Diegans have reported dozens of baby rattlesnake sightings in backyards and on local hiking trails. In this Zevely Zone, I share a close call in San Marcos. I ...

Snake lovers flooded the comments with admiration for the little visitor — and reassurance that the gardener had nothing to ...

With fall afoot and baby snakes a-slither, we will soon have more snakes on the landscape than at any other time of the year. The following is one of the many questions readers ask about snakes of the ...

Rattlesnakes and copperheads are found in Charlotte, especially as the weather warms. Baby copperheads can be identified by their small size and bright yellow tails. Rattlesnakes rarely bite unless ...

Adult brown (or dekay) snake. At full grown, they are about a foot long. Courtesy of Talena Chavis. On social media sites, seemingly every snake in every photo is identified as a venomous copperhead.