In this 1981 narrative from the Backpacker archives, Jeffrey Cogswell relates the story of a family hike up the Appalachian ...

Spain 's vast olive groves are a hiker's dream come true. The trails take you on a journey through the country's rich ...

A South Florida Water Management District python removing contractor leads a team of python-hunting veterans in the Florida ...

Sony Pictures is giving 1997's Anaconda a new reimagining, marking the sixth installment in the giant snake horror film ...

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While one can argue that finding a genuine outdoor journey in today’s world can be challenging, one Abilene native is finding ...

Sylt Island, located in the North Sea near the Germany-Denmark border, is part of an island chain “naturally void of snakes,” he wrote. But, since the 1970s, islanders have occasionally reported snake ...

Escalating trade tensions between the U.S. and Europe are being closely watched in California’s iconic wine industry, which is already struggling due to declining global wine ...

Construction is currently taking place on Highway 40, just outside of Martinsville, Illinois and students at the local high ...

The Houston Zoo has never had an escaped animal threaten visitors, but that doesn't mean staffers and volunteers aren't ...

Health officials at Mizell Memorial Hospital say they see more snake bites outside of the rodeo than during it, but that ...

It’s not quite spring yet, but an annual outdoor tradition has slithered its way back to the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail. In Cheshire, “Rocco” is now along the trail by Cornwall Ave. The community ...