A large snake with a bloated belly and wide-open mouth sparked online speculation about its massive meal and fears about its ...

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

Scientists working in Colombia have discovered the largest snake on the planet, an animal that blows away previous records.

What is the safest snake to have as a pet? Will a pet snake bite you? Here are the pros and cons of having a snake for a pet.

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, ...

The Everglades are the most snake-infested area in the state, primarily due to the invasive non-native species, the Burmese ...

Snakes, for some, are the stuff of nightmares. For others, they’re beloved pets or fascinating research subjects. They’re ...

Before panic fully sets in, the snake does something totally unexpected—it flips onto its back, opens its mouth wide, lets its tongue hang out, and just… lies there, dead still. You hesitate.

Welcome to Snake Week 2025 at azcentral.com. Every day from June 23 through June 29, Ultimate Arizona reporter Tiffany Acosta will bring you a new story about Arizona's favorite slithering reptiles.

Walleye could feed on native nongame fish like redside shiners, plus crawfish, which are freshwater crustaceans, in Lake ...

More than 6,300 pounds of Burmese python were tracked and removed by the team, which has removed more than 40,000 pounds of invasive snake across a 200-square-mile area since 2013.