Q. In a recent column you said bushmasters are the largest pit vipers in the world. I was told pit vipers have vertical ...

Rattlesnakes get all the attention, but Arizona has numerous nonvenomous snake species. Here's why they're beneficial and ...

Some herpetologists consider kinking a response to feeling threatened. Others have reported it occurring without apparent ...

With over 4,000 distinct species of snakes on the planet, it makes sense that some have adapted to overcome their limited ...

Snakes might not top everyone’s list of favorite creatures, but there’s no denying they’ve mastered the art of growing long, ...

What is the safest snake to have as a pet? Will a pet snake bite you? Here are the pros and cons of having a snake for a pet.

Optimal Conditions. The number of species known to be capable of virgin births—pythons, boas, birds, sharks, and more—has grown significantly in recent years, noted study leader Warren Booth ...

That’s over 20 tons worth of Burmese pythons, which rank at the very top of Florida’s least wanted list of invasive species. Stretching up to 18 feet long, these cold-blooded killers from Southeast ...

20 tons of invasive Burmese pythons have been killed by the Conservancy of Southwest Florida in a 200-square-mile area, but countless more remain, experts say.

It's not just the pythons, it's their eggs. For more than a decade, Bartoszek and his team have stalked these cryptic invaders across some 200 square miles of sawgrass, cypress, and swamp — a ...

One fact is true of all invasive species: Few generalizations can be made about what will determine their success or failure. In addition to American alligators, North America has a native ...