Stories at the Crossroads of People and Nature," David B. Williams slows down and takes a close look at Seattle.

On Rossel Island, Kraus found Dendrelaphis melanarkys, or the black net tree snake. This 4-foot, 11-inch reptile is easier to ...

If you're hiking in the Smokies this season, keep an eye (and an ear) out for snakes, particularly these venomous ones.

After Michigan's snakes hibernate and endure the cold months, they emerge from hibernation in spring, Huron-Clinton MetroParks said, and once the days are longer and steadily warmer they spend the ...

Herpetologist Fred Kraus discovered a new arboreal snake species, Dendrelaphis atra, on Misima Island in Papua New Guinea. This snake, characterized by its matte black coloration and adaptability ...

To put the rumours and assumptions to test, a study was conducted back in 2020 to determine if certain snakes made friends or lived in social groups. Researchers in Canada found that ‘Garter ...

While the exact number of snake species is hard to determine, the Lone Star State has at least 76 species of snakes, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife. If you include both species and ...

And odds are the snakes you encounter won’t be a threat to you. Only three of the 29 species of snakes found in the wild in the state are venomous, according to the Museum of Natural History at ...

Good news is, most of the 21 species of snakes a person might encounter — rat snakes, garter snakes, etc. — are harmless. But there are three snakes, in particular, in Pa. that are venomous.