While many species are harmless and generally avoid humans, knowing their habitats can help lessen the shock of an unexpected ...

A venomous cottonmouth is giving people the willies on social media, after a video recorded by an Alabama biologist showed the snake was caught blending in perfectly with ground cover. Cottonmouths, ...

A hiss or a rattle- during the summers you should be on the lookout for all such kinds of sounds. From the bushes or under ...

Some herpetologists consider kinking a response to feeling threatened. Others have reported it occurring without apparent ...

Q. In a recent column you said bushmasters are the largest pit vipers in the world. I was told pit vipers have vertical ...

Nestled between the Deep South and the Atlantic Ocean, Georgia is famous for its natural beauty. The Peach State is also home ...

Don’t be afraid: of all of the snake species in Alabama, only six are venomous. Three of those six venomous species are ...

We live in one of the most idyllic neighborhoods in Arkansas. Tall forests surround us on all sides. Rolling hills follow ...

One of the most commonly encountered snakes in the US, the Northern water snake also might be the most frequently misidentified as being a venomous copperhead or cottonmouth. In this video, I'll show ...

These Oklahoma lakes top the list for Fourth of July snake sightings, with Lake Collinsville, Texoma, Thunderbird, and Hefner ...

A rattlesnake was lurking in leaves when it bit a 72-year-old woman at her Arizona home, fire officials said. Firefighters ...

David Carr highlights the birds, mammals and marine life you might see on vacation in Asheville, the Outer Banks and Hilton ...