The glossy snake is one of the least well-known snakes in the southwest desert. The largest faded snake ever recorded was well beyond the average length for the species, which is between 3 and 4 feet.

The glossy snake is one of the least well-known snakes in the southwest desert. The largest faded snake ever recorded was well beyond the average length for the species, which is between 3 and 4 feet.

It has a glossy surface transformed by the heat of entering the earth’s atmosphere. It has a flat side where it slammed onto the desert floor, hot enough to deform and fuse a layer of sand before ...

The King Cobra and Desert Kingsnake are different snakes. King Cobra is larger and venomous. Desert Kingsnake is smaller and constricts prey. King Cobra eats other snakes. Desert Kingsnake eats ...

Angel/Zeke, a cute and crawly kingsnake with two heads, is chowing on mice and chilling with its keepers at the East Bay Vivarium in California.

From tentacled snakes with unique sensory organs to flying snakes that glide through the air, the world is home to some truly bizarre snake species. The dragon snake's keeled scales and the hairy ...

screenshot Courtesy of S.C. Department of Natural Resources These snakes tend to grow up to 3 feet long with light, glossy brown scales with dark brown blotches, making them appear similar to ...

That also means more Alabamians are coming into close contact with snakes, which may strike fear into some people’s hearts and fascination in others. The snakes, too, are more active in the ...

If you think that dogs chasing their own tails are fascinating, the snake in this YouTube video clip will blow your mind! It features a speckled kingsnake that has swallowed its own tail.

Of the 32 snake species in Tennessee, only four are venomous: copperhead, cottonmouth, timber rattlesnake, and pygmy rattlesnake. Copperhead bites are the most common venomous snake bites in ...

Chewing food into little pieces may be helpful for human digestion, but snakes prefer to ingest their meals in one gulp. Unlike human jaws, snake jaws are not connected to their skulls.