WESTLAND — With a frightening array of creepy, crawly critters, Great Lakes Serpentarium will fittingly open its doors with a ...

A new species of giant anaconda, the northern green anaconda (Eunectes akayima), has been discovered in Ecuador's Amazon ...

As with coyotes, which have moved into suburban areas in Florida in recent years, pythons can prey on invasive Muscovy ducks, ...

Yellowstone National Park is one of the most famous parks in the United States, but it isn’t usually known for its reptiles. Nevertheless, there are plenty of snakes that live in the park, with some ...

Secret Service finds 17 'skimming' devices in tour of San Antonio businesses Murkowski votes ‘no’ on motion to adjourn to ...

Vipers have the fastest strikes, but snakes from other families can give some slower vipers stiff competition.

Record set in Florida: a 19-foot-long Burmese python is captured in Big Cypress, revealing new clues about the ecological ...

It's well known that deadly snakes strike very swiftly, and it is easy to infer that if you’re unlucky enough to be bitten, the moment of contact will be as simple as it is sudden: a lightning-quick ...

They hunt in a nightmarish way ― grabbing prey as it passes. Once secured with a bite, pythons wrap their bodies around their prey and crush them.

While often overlooked, non-venomous snakes pose risks beyond their bite. Large constrictors can accidentally cause harm through their immense strengt ...

The team hypothesizes that the snakes have enzymes that convert the deadly substances into nontoxic forms, much as human ...

Are male and female cottonmouth snakes different from each other? Learn all the fascinating details about these semi-aquatic ...