Snakes regularly shed their skin. This process is called ecdysis. Younger snakes shed more often. Bluish eyes and reduced activity signal shedding. Snakes shed to grow and remove parasites.

Researchers at the University of Agder (UiA) and Uppsala University are examining hundreds of snakes from museum collections. They are looking for traces of a deadly fungal disease. The goal is to ...

The Sunshine State, also known as Florida, is well-known for its oranges, beaches, and, unfortunately, snakes. Florida holds the record for the 7th highest number of snake species in the nation.

It was snakes, in fact, that were responsible for outages affecting thousands of Duke Energy customers across central and eastern North Carolina in the past week, the utility provider told The ...

When I’m turkey hunting creek bottoms or overgrown field edges, snake boots provide me with the reassurance that my feet and legs are safe from snake bites. And when I try to slip in on a roosted tom ...

The Inland Taipan and sea snakes, both possessing deadly venom, differ significantly in habitat, behavior, and threat to humans. The Inland Taipan, residing in arid Australia, boasts the most ...

GRAYLING, MI – It’s snake week at Camp Grayling. Each spring, dozens of conservation researchers and volunteers descend on the Michigan Army National Guard base in northern Lower Michigan for ...

Jim Harrison told WKYT that he was bitten on the hand by the snake while attempting to breed two snakes for an antivenom project. “The male shout out,” he said. “I grabbed it with wraps ...

Biologists trudged through the grassy nature preserve carrying cloth bags that contained fearsome-seeming cargo: 42 snake-eating apex predators, bred in Lake County. The conservation program has ...

There’s not a moment’s hesitation, let alone fear, as Tim Friede strides into his basement office and proceeds to let two of the world’s most venomous snakes sink their fangs into him.

Reptiles are particularly easy to smuggle, he adds. “You can shove a lizard or a snake into a small container and shove that into a container ship — and they can survive for weeks in that sort ...

You can find him on X @andrew_ravens. Wrestling legend Jake "The Snake" Roberts is in the hospital. His wife, Cheryl Roberts, shared the news this morning on social media, asking for prayers and ...