The United States is home to many snake species. While most are harmless, some can be very dangerous to humans. Knowing which ...

IF you ever get bitten by a snake, don’t believe what you see in the movies. Tying a tourniquet, slicing your arm, or trying ...

Once a threatened species in Ohio, the Lake Erie water snake has come back and targets invasive fish. Here's how it's ...

Most people, throughout their lives, see imagery of violent snakes perpetuated in the media. Anaconda, Babylon, Snakes on a Plane: what these films have in common is that snakes act as the aggressor, ...

It isn’t just snakes that fill up the reptilian quota of egg-laying animals. A group of reptiles — known as squamates — ...

When winter months set in, humans add on extra layers, bears hibernate and turtles dig themselves into the ground. But what do snakes do? Unlike in colder climates, snakes in Myrtle Beach rarely enter ...

The reticent crawlers / Anil Khaire -- Snakes: the specialised reptiles / B.D. Sharma -- Scientific facts about snakes / B.D. Sharma -- Snakes and human ecosystem: ecological and economic importance ...