Not every creepy crawler is your enemy. This "scary" garden nuisance might look like trouble, but it's actually one of your ...

The giant garter snake is now California’s official state snake. Discover its unique traits and habitat challenges.

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

Picture an animal that huddles up with others when stressed, babysits its young, hangs out around relatives, and gathers in big groups every year. Did you imagine a rattlesnake? For a long time, ...

On Sept. 23, a motorist felt something slithering up her leg while zooming down State Route 17 in Delaware County, New York. The motorist quickly pulled over, scrambled out of her car, and called ...

It’s a hiss-toric time for the giant garter snake (Thamnophis gigas), as this wetland-dwelling reptile just became California’s state snake, a designation that’s hoped to bring more awareness to the ...

High-speed video helped researchers to get close-ups of the attack strategies of three snake families. By Ari Daniel Venomous snakes inhabit a different perceptual world than we do. “Before the mammal ...

An 11-year-old boy who was bitten by a snake in Australia died after his father said to "sleep it off," according to legal findings released in the death case. Tristian Jaemes Frahm suffered ...

For over 30 years, a South Australian farmer has conducted surveys of the unique wildlife that lives on her family’s 5,000-acre property in the Coorong, south of Adelaide. Then, on the weekend, Sally ...

Florida is home to 46 native snake species, four invasive species, and six categories of venomous snakes. Venomous snakes like cottonmouths and various rattlesnakes are found in and around many of ...