The public’s assistance is requested by the Wildlife Center of Virginia in naming a non-releasable Eastern Ratsnake. The snake, admitted to the center in December 2021, is joining the ranks of the ...

Snakes are efficient predators, but they are far from invincible. Across different ecosystems, a small group of animals has ...

Edgar Lehr and other researchers were looking for lizards in a swamp atop a Peruvian mountain last year when they started to fear their lives were in danger. First, they unexpectedly encountered a ...

A new snake species found in the jungles of Central and South America has a special connection to a Hollywood star. The red and orange tree snake is one of five newly discovered species. It's known as ...

Leonardo DiCaprio has named a newly-discovered species of snake after his favourite woman. The actor and environmentalist was given the honor of naming the new species after it was recently found in ...

California will have an official state snake in 2026. A new law that takes effect in January makes the giant garter snake (Thamnophis gigas) the official state snake. The species is native to ...

Our planet consists of various creatures in the animal kingdom that are known for their varied characteristics which makes them unique. Snakes are already in the list of the most strange creatures on ...

There are 18 species of snake found in Michigan and only one of them is venomous. The Eastern massasauga rattlesnake is Michigan’s only venomous snake. They are shy and try to avoid humans whenever ...