I couldn’t identify the snake off of the top of my head, but I knew there was a group of snakes in my Costa Rica reptiles book with rounded heads that were harmless. That being said, snakes with ...

Are you wondering what type of snakes Costa Rica is home to? Costa Rica is a paradise of biodiversity and is home to an ...

These snakes are among the largest in Costa Rica, reaching lengths of over nine feet. Most of their body is a yellowish-tan/pale brown that darkens at the tail end. The features that make them easiest ...

The newly discovered Talamancan Palm-Pitviper is a striking green-and-black snake living in some of the most remote regions of Costa Rica.

Costa Rica's snakes are an integral part of the ecosystem, helping to control populations of rodents and other small animals. However, encounters with venomous species can be dangerous.

Costa Rica's yellow sea snake curls up before striking prey, a technique that hasn't been seen in other sea snakes. Costa Rica's yellow sea snake curls up before striking prey, a technique that ...

Nature up close: Birds, snakes and bats of Costa Rica January 4, 2019 / 11:44 AM EST / CBS News By "Sunday Morning" contributing videographer Judy Lehmberg.

The stealthy slitherer, identified by experts as drymobius melanotropis, or black forest racer, struck close to the El Arenal volcano area of Costa Rica.

The newly discovered Talamancan Palm-Pitviper is a striking green-and-black snake living in some of the most remote regions of Costa Rica. The coloring is a characteristic it shares with its close ...

Scientists have discovered a new species of venomous snake — a striking green-and-black reptile living in the most remote regions of Costa Rica — that went unrecognised for over 100 years.