Chicken snakes (Pantherophis alleghaniensis), also known as eastern rat snakes or gray rat snakes, are found in much of the same range as copperhead snakes, although not as far north or west.

Chicken snakes (Pantherophis alleghaniensis), also known as eastern rat snakes or gray rat snakes, are found in much of the same range as copperhead snakes, although not as far north or west ...

The call about the loose snake came in late Friday night in Garland. Alejandro Jaramillo, an animal control officer for the city, assumed this would be an ordinary rat snake. Even then, it would ...

With the summer weather comes concerns about ticks for those involved in agriculture. K-State crop entomologist Jeff Whitworth said farmers need to be aware of their environments.

The well-known copperhead is often mistaken for lesser-known species of nonvenomous snakes. One common snake that is sometimes confused with the venomous copperhead is the similar-looking chicken ...

Some herpetologists consider kinking a response to feeling threatened. Others have reported it occurring without apparent ...

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

Indian Rat Snake (Ptyas mucosa), regionally known as Chera, may be notified as the Official Reptile of Kerala. The State Board for Wildlife, which will meet next week, will consider a proposal for ...

Rattlesnakes, bison, spiders and ticks are among the deadliest animals in Kansas highlighted in an entry on the WorldAtlas ...

Kerala reported 71 snake bite deaths in 2019-20, which came down to 34 in 2023-24. India has around 350 species of snakes, and Kerala around 130. Of these, only 30 are venomous.