Ordinary people who do extraordinary things. Amy Mazur, recently retired and about to turn 63, is such a person. She plans to ...

Snakes are related to the most powerful of Chinese symbols, the dragon, which has the body of a snake. The Year of the Snake follows the Year of the Dragon on the calendar, allowing for a time of self ...

Watch the full episode here: <a href=" you know that a single snake bite can kill an adult elephant in just a few hours? And if you're not careful, snake venom can kill you in only 15 minutes. But ...

In honor of the Year of the Snake, let’s appreciate the strange anatomy and evolution of these slithery reptiles ...

Twitchy, the black rat snake, consumes a frozen rat. In the wild, rat snakes typically live 10 to 15 years, but Twitchy has ...

Anytime you’re exploring the great outdoors, you’re likely to cross paths with a variety of wildlife. This is especially true in the southeastern United States. Most of the time, these creatures go ...

Water snakes rule freshwater habitats unless they have the misfortune of sharing their space with hungry gators. Watch an unsuspecting snake swim to its nightmarish death in this frightening video.

A company in Virginia that specializes in animal rescues and relocating unwanted snakes in people’s yards posted a photo of three venomous copperhead snakes that seemed to have disappeared among ...

This innovative approach looks for traces of environmental DNA in soil samples and can significantly bolster efforts to conserve this threatened species. Eastern indigo snakes are notoriously ...

Chicks shouldn't be doing this'," she said. "I was like, 'I'll just leave the snake for you then', and then he said, 'Oh no, you can do it'." To be licensed to catch and release reptiles in NSW ...

Proteins designed using artificial intelligence (AI) can block the lethal effects of toxins delivered in the venom of cobras, adders and other deadly snakes. The AI-designed proteins could form ...

By Erik Vance I’ve never been a good swimmer. I mean, I can swim. But what I do in a pool feels more like a battle for survival than a workout — especially after the first few laps.