Born Oct. 24, 1940, Emanuel, who grew up in Houston and moved to Austin in 1978, founded Victor Emanuel Nature Tours in 1976.

When a friend encouraged Paulette Donnellon to submit her photographs to the Imperial County Midwinter Fair, she never ...

This month’s quiz and trivia piece focuses on one of those parks: Pinnacles National Park in California. How many of you have ...

Viper later joined the society with her crew including Black Racer, Boomslang, Coachwhip, Copperhead, Fer-de-Lance, Puff Adder, Rock Python, and Slither. The Serpent Society’s Beef with Captain ...

A slender and fast-moving snake of the Americas, the Coachwhip looks like a whip and will chase its prey at speeds of 4 miles per hour. These snakes are nonvenomous and catch and subdue their prey ...

It is home to the Trans-Pecos Copperhead and Western Coachwhip. With temperatures often exceeding 100°F in summer, snakes may be more active in the cooler early mornings or evenings—times when park ...

As climate change continues to alter ecosystems across the globe, numerous species face the daunting challenge of adapting to rising temperatures. Interestingly, some snakes display remarkable ...

We learn about their natural predators (the coachwhip snake preys on cactus pygmy owls) and their mating habits (the blue-footed booby dances during its courtship) but not much else. What marks do ...