Rattlesnake wranglers in Arizona shared a photo of a "weird" snake they came across in the backyard of a Scottsdale home.

With temperatures warming up, southern West Virginians can expect to see some new visitors in their yards – snakes. Kevin Oxenrider, Amphibian and Reptile Program ...

An Arizona homeowner's discovery of a rattlesnake exhibiting an unusual color pattern left some snake experts rather amazed.

There are 21 snake species that are native to Pennsylvania, and three of them are venomous. The copperhead reaches an average ...

It eats copperheads, the only venomous snakes likely to be seen in central North Carolina and the Triangle. Its population (most likely) continues to decline. More on that later.

"Habitat often also includes stands of red cedar, pine, and hemlock, as well as cool, damp meadows," MassWildlife said.

The prairie kingsnake is one of the most common snakes in the Midwest and southeastern United States. Known scientifically as ...

Fred Kraus, a researcher in the department of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Michigan, was studying ...

How to identify a rattlesnake: Look for this snake's triangular head — but not too close ... this quarter-sized spider with a toxic bite is indigenous to the South and Midwest and does not live in ...

Take a photo of the snake from a safe distance (if possible) to assist in identification. Use a pen to draw a circle around the snake bite and write the time of the bite on the skin. Document the ...

The post simply requested that rather than killing the snake, whoever encountered this shy, reclusive species could simply have maneuvered around it. Instead, whoever encountered the snake on the ...