Picture an animal that huddles up with others when stressed, babysits its young, hangs out around relatives, and gathers in big groups every year. Did you imagine a rattlesnake? For a long time, ...

In a secret spot at Smith College’s MacLeish Field Station in nearby Whately, Massachusetts, students have constructed a welcoming winter home—for shy reptiles, that is. The hidden hibernaculum is a ...

An antivenom using antibodies from a llama and an alpaca can neutralize venom from some of the world’s most venomous snakes, according to a study published today in Nature 1. When administered to mice ...

On Sept. 23, a motorist felt something slithering up her leg while zooming down State Route 17 in Delaware County, New York. The motorist quickly pulled over, scrambled out of her car, and called ...

More than 30 years after it was first considered for listing, and after it was initially dismissed for candidacy in 2019, the southern hognose snake might finally get added to the federal Endangered ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is asking for a snake found in the Carolinas and Georgia to be officially classified as a threatened species. The Southern Hognose ...

Found throughout the eastern and southern U.S., copperheads can easily survive in developed areas like suburban neighborhoods, which is one of the reason the species is responsible for the most ...

Snakes lost their legs millions of years ago—but what if we gave them back? From evolutionary throwbacks to hilariously cursed concepts, this video explores what snakes might look like if evolution ...

Snakes have adapted to climb trees, leap across hot sand, and even swim through water — all without arms or legs. What’s their secret? Mike Bock This corn snake, shown here at the Smithsonian's ...

The southern black racer is one of Georgia’s 40 non-venomous snakes that are protected by law from being hunted or killed. Richard Stovall Unsplash Georgia ranks eighth among states with the most ...