Gray rat snakes, or chicken snakes as they are more often called, are non-venomous and one of the most commonly encountered snakes in Mississippi. With brown and tan colors, it is a snake that really ...

I am sure you have all heard the old adage “the only good snake is a dead snake” and to some, this is just how they feel about all snakes. Shoot first, ask questions later – maybe. And though I ...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The two-headed snake that’s a “superstar” draw at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science now gets to curl up - unfurl, really - in a new 36-inch cylindrical showcase. That’s a ...

The two-headed snake that's a "superstar" draw at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science now gets to curl up — unfurl, really — in a new 36-inch cylindrical showcase. That's a 360-degree view for ...

One Alabama Police Department is used to seeing the unexpected, but when they received a 911 call about a large snake coiled in a toilet, they were shocked. "We never know from one day to the next ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Visitors at Zoo Knoxville can see a King Cobra crawling around in a large enclosure. They can see gorillas and chimpanzees swinging between branches. They can see bears and owls and ...

Q: I found this snake in my wife’s flower bed, where chipmunks are digging holes that dry out the roots. My question: Do snakes burp? — Robert Reeves, Madison A: That’s a fine fat fellow you have. The ...