A venomous cottonmouth is giving people the willies on social media, after a video recorded by an Alabama biologist showed the snake was caught blending in perfectly with ground cover. Cottonmouths, ...

There are dozens of species of snakes in the Triad, but which are friends and which are foes? An environmental specialist breaks down everything you need to know as you get outdoors this summer: ...

A father hiking with his teenage son at Wahkeena Falls told KATU he came across a rattle snake and had to stop other hikers ...

They included garter snakes, a rhino rat snake and a Kenyan sand boa, among others. In early June, customs officers stopped a passenger smuggling dozens of venomous vipers, also arriving from Thailand ...

Evergreen Forest Beauty – Olympic National Park, Washington Garter snake. Image by Depositphotos. Olympic National Park is a place of lush greenery and diverse habitats. Although it doesn’t boast the ...

The Eastern garter snake is among the snake species found in the Lehigh Valley. (Contributed photo) Despite the number of common species, snakes are not usually noticed, according to Koplish.

Rubber Boa In contrast to garter snakes, the rubber boa is not often seen, according to the National Park Service. This snake is nocturnal, which means hikers rarely stumble across it.

Yellowstone National Park is home to 11 species of reptiles and amphibians. Snakes make up nearly half of that number, with several species found throughout Yellowstone’s 3,471 square miles. The park ...

If you walk by a giant garter snake, the first thing it does is it dives into the water and it disappears. It's very hard to find the snake, but it is greatly imperiled by habitat loss.