The Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office Animal Control Division says residents should remain alert to rattlesnake activity.

Reports of their venomous bites have been greatly exaggerated. Only about 15 percent of snakes have harmful venom. The number of fatal bites in the United States is just five or six annually. Chances ...

Costa Rica is home to 117 bat species—nearly 8% of the world’s total! From leaf-tent builders to fish catchers and even ...

The venomous snake is going to have more of a triangular shape. However, there are non-venomous snakes that can flatten their head like a rat snake, for example, to mimic a venomous snake to kind of ...

Indian customs officers at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai intercepted a wildlife smuggling attempt, seizing 16 live snakes from a passenger returning from Thailand.

Customs officers said they stopped a plane passenger with a wriggling cargo of live snakes, the third such seizure this month.

Learn about the eyelash palm-pitviper of Costa Rica, a vividly colored venomous snake with unique “eyelash” scales.

NYCFC goalkeeper Matt Freese saved three penalties as the USMNT escaped Costa Rica's upset bid in a memorable Gold Cup quarterfinal on Sunday.

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