A healthy garden invites wildlife, including snakes. It's important to look for signs they're slithering about, and identify ...

NEW YORK — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is helping residents identify snakes. By doing so they hope to keep residents safe and avoid unnecessary fear. During the spring ...

Preserved pigment cells in a snake fossil — the cream-colored material in the image is fossilized skin — allowed scientists to determine the ancient snake's color in life. Preserved pigment cells in a ...

RICHMOND, Va. — It’s been a busy snake season for Rich Perry and his company Virginia Wildlife Management Control. He said the calls for service involving snakes started earlier in 2017 than he can ...

Two species of snakes, the green tree python and the Kapuas mud snake, exhibit fascinating color-changing abilities to adapt to their environments. The green tree python transitions from red or yellow ...

Determining a snake's gender poses challenges due to subtle physical differences between males and females. While tail length and coloration offer clues, hemipenis probing provides the most accurate ...

An image of a copperhead snake, a type of venomous snake that can be found in South Carolina. Chuck Liddy File photo Slither season is back. Warmer spring weather has returned to South Carolina and ...

Researchers scouring swamps in the heart of Borneo island have discovered a venomous species of snake that can change its skin color, the conservation group WWF announced Tuesday. The ability to ...

Comparing the genomes of snakes with distinct coloration patterns pinpointed the genetic variants that contribute to these ...

Determining a snake’s gender is often challenging due to the subtle differences between males and females. Unlike mammals or birds, snakes rarely show obvious external sexual characteristics, making ...