SAN BRUNO — The Peninsula’s most tenacious population of endangered San Francisco garter snakes is about to make a major comeback in a little-known urban canal system steps away from a concrete jungle ...

Scientists discovered a new wolf snake on Great Nicobar and confirmed it through DNA and body traits. The species needs ...

An endangered rattlesnake that was found in a Moorefield Twp. home last week has been returned to the wild, while providing a rare clue as to where the animal can be found in Clark County. On Friday, ...

Sacramento County officials are weighing a wave of development proposals that could turn thousands of acres of rice fields ...

Cottonmouths (Agkistrodon piscivorus), or water moccasins, are venomous snakes found in the southeastern United States. They're called cottonmouths because the insides of their mouths, which they ...

Two New Mexico river snake species nearing extinction were the subject of a lawsuit filed by a conservation group challenging reductions in habitat land set aside by the federal government for both ...

The cottonmouth snake, also known as the water moccasin, is a venomous snake found in the southeastern United States. Recognizable by its distinctive white mouth, it poses a significant threat due to ...

Illinois’ largest lakes hide an intricate world of reptiles that few visitors ever notice. Beneath calm surfaces and along winding shorelines, more than 40 snake species make their homes in wetlands, ...

TUCSON, Ariz.— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today agreed to designate protected critical habitat for the narrow-headed and northern Mexican garter snakes, marking a legal victory for the Center ...

Most people’s reaction to seeing a snake is a mix of surprise and a sudden urge to be somewhere else. While many snakes are quite content to move at a leisurely pace, a select few have turned speed ...

Climate change is causing venomous snakes to shift their habitats across India, potentially increasing snakebite risk in ...