Many snake species, when threatened, employ a survival tactic called thanatosis, or playing dead. Dice snakes intensify the ...

Five previously unknown tree-dwelling snake species, including one named in honor of Leonardo DiCaprio's mother, were found in the jungles Central and South America. Credit: Alejandro Arteaga ...

Milk snakes are beautiful reptiles that fall under the umbrella of the kingsnake species. Native to the United States, Canada ...

There are a number of snake species you might encounter in the Ohio River, depending on where you are exploring.

The good news is that this snake survived the ordeal and can be seen in another clip taken several years later. The post Why Did This Snake Eat Its Own Tail? appeared first on A-Z Animals.

Pythons the size of Loki routinely eat bobcats (Bartoszek often ... the Conservancy has documented a 15-foot snake swallowing a 77-pound deer, an animal three times the size of a bobcat.

In North Carolina, there’s a lot of buzz around copperheads. Every year, The News & Observer informs readers about how to identify the venomous snakes and what to do if one bites you — or your ...

In North Carolina, there’s a lot of buzz around copperheads. Experts repeat the same advice about interacting with copperheads every year: If you see a copperhead, don’t try to catch it, and ...

I find snakes to be among the most fascinating nonhuman animals (animals ... to look after their newborns while they go off to eat (gestating females may go nearly a year without eating).

As temperatures begin to rise a wide range of wildlife species, including snakes, become active in and around our homes. But experts say there is no need to panic. “In this part of the world ...