Two New Mexico river snake species nearing extinction were the subject of a lawsuit filed by a conservation group challenging reductions in habitat land set aside by the federal government for both ...

High in the forest canopy, one genus of snake learned how to solve the problem of flight without wings. Here’s how, according ...

In a study that looked at hundreds of venomous snake species and a list of habitats, researchers say they've discovered clues in models indicating a significant change in the geographical distribution ...

TUCSON, Ariz.— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today agreed to designate protected critical habitat for the narrow-headed and northern Mexican garter snakes, marking a legal victory for the Center ...

ST. CLOUD, Fla. (WFLA) — When it comes to Florida’s creepy crawly critters, experts want residents to believe in the power of facts over fear. “The more educated you are, the less fear you have,” ...

There are about 4,000 different snake species in the world today. They occupy a wide range of habitats — some dwell underground while others live high in the canopies of trees, and many spend their ...

Ophidiophobia (the phobia of snakes) is one of the more common phobias psychologists treat today. Some researchers posit that this is an evolutionary response and that humans are wary of snakes ...

Five feet of white, brown and black scales lay coiled up in the road in the upper Suwannee River Valley as Ryan Sims drove up at 9:30 a.m. Aug. 23. It was an adult pine snake, soaking up the sun for ...