The colorful coral snake is the most venomous snake in Arizona. Here is the best way to avoid coral snakes and what to do if ...

The cottonmouth, also known as the water moccasin, is a venomous snake found throughout Florida. There are more than 40 species of snakes that are native to Florida, but only six of them are venomous.

Within the remote islands of Papua New Guinea, four new tree snake species have been discovered. Limited sampling had previously resulted in taxonomic confusion, but the new species were recently ...

While most people are wary of copperhead snakes and black widow spiders, there are other potentially dangerous creepy crawly ...

With their chill personalities and cool striped look, they’re pretty hard to miss. But here’s a fun fact: garter snakes don’t lay eggs—they give birth to live babies!

Black garter snakes are sometimes misidentified as black snakes, as they can reach 4 feet in length. Most adult garter snakes grow to 2 feet, but occasionally one reaches 3 feet.

Colorado is a popular tourist destination in the central United States. It is home to a wide range of environments, from ...

Rattlesnakes get all the attention, but Arizona has numerous nonvenomous snake species. Here's why they're beneficial and ...

Of the 46 species of snakes in Georgia, only six are venomous and only the timber rattlesnake and the copperhead are known to ...

The African Snakebite Institute (ASI) said small black snakes are found across Africa and are tricky to learn to identify. The danger lies in the fact that most species are harmless or mildly ...