Most people’s mental snake-ID kit in the yard comes down to a couple of half-remembered rules: “triangular head means venomous,” “round pupils mean safe,” or some color rhyme they learned as a kid.

"Give people peace of mind, we get that a lot," Jason Compton, a local businessman, said.Compton wanted to answer questions he had about snakes, questions which gave him anxiety."Actually the fear I ...

Many people struggle to identify venomous snakes, often relying on dangerous myths like head shape or pupil type. Instead, ...

Danger noodles are slithering around South Carolina once more. Spring has officially begun in South Carolina and that means the state’s snake population is becoming active again. And those snakes will ...

Following are questions readers have asked about snakes in and around the house. They sometimes send photos to help with identification. Q. We've been trying to clean out the weir of our freshwater, ...

Some species reportedly have vertical pupils, heat-sensing pits, and, in certain cases, rattling or distinctive tail features Typically have round pupils and lack heat pits or rattles; some still ...