Here’s a sight you won’t soon forget: you’re walking down a path when you see a massive snake zoom past your feet and slither its way up a tree! That’s exactly what I saw along the Virginia and West ...

It's the time of year when many animals are waking up from a long winter's nap, and that includes snakes. We pulled a Jack Hubley classic from our archives to take a closer look at some of the ...

It’s a snake-eat-snake world out there, and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources has the photos to prove it. Those squeamish photos show a burly, 4-foot-long eastern indigo snake that had eaten ...

In much of the eastern United States, it’s not uncommon to spot a snake slithering through the leaves, crossing a trail, or hiding near your shed. But knowing whether that snake is venomous or ...

Snakes don’t have arms and legs, but that doesn’t mean they can’t climb. While not all of these slithering reptiles climb, the ones that do, typically do it well. The News & Observer previously spoke ...

Japan's long chain of islands supports a surprisingly rich variety of wildlife, created by isolation, mountains, forests, and ...

Q. In a recent column you said bushmasters are the largest pit vipers in the world. I was told pit vipers have vertical pupils, which is one way to determine if a snake is venomous. However, you ...

Adult Black Racer snake. Courtesy of Talena Chavis. For all of you who get the heebie jeebies when you see a snake, here’s something else to think about. South Carolina is home to three types of ...

It was a merciless fight, if the picture is any indication. A gray rat snake and a young red-tailed hawk were tangling, and a photo shared by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency shows the bird’s ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Snakes don’t have arms and legs, but that doesn’t mean they can’t climb. While not all of these slithering reptiles climb, the ones ...