While the exact number of snake species is hard to determine, the Lone Star State has at least 76 species of snakes, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife. If you include both species and ...

Red touch black, friend of Jack.” This mnemonic aims to distinguish the coral snake, one of fifteen venomous snakes in Texas, from harmless lookalikes. But use this mostly accurate phrase at ...

there are a number of public groups on Facebook that help identify snakes. Check out the North Central Texas Snake Identification Group or the Texas Snake Identification Group to get started.

We're bringing this story back as temperatures warm up and snakes ... also said snake enthusiasts can pick up a field guide for Texas reptiles or look for global snake identification groups ...

Sometimes, though, a snake submitted to a group for identification ... people posted snake pictures, representing sightings from throughout the heart of Texas. Of these snakes, two were venomous ...

At 3:30 a.m. on Friday morning, a woman in Texas ... snakes thanks to this and other identification pages that are now just striking interest instead of fear," said another. If you ever find a ...

Summer heat is hitting South Texas. People and snakes will be taking ... you think is a potentially venomous snake- try to get a picture of the snake for identification purposes.