Louisiana is home to about 48 species and subspecies of snakes, and seven of them are venomous. The vast majority of snakes in the state are nonvenomous, and they play a role in controlling local ...

The hatching of the 107th tiny, wriggling snake at a Tennessee zoo marks the end of another year of efforts to save one of North America’s rarest snakes from extinction. The Memphis Zoo is celebrating ...

A new shieldtail snake species, Rhinophis siruvaniensis, has been identified in Kerala's Western Ghats, thanks to citizen ...

A rare discovery in a Cuban cave has rewritten what we thought we knew about reptile intelligence: the first snake hunters we ...

(WSVN) - Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials are asking for the public’s help finding and photographing a rare snake. The rainbow snake is a non-venomous species that can be ...

MIAMI, Florida (WFOR) — Florida wildlife officials are urging residents and visitors to report sightings of the rare rainbow snake, a nonvenomous species whose population has declined in recent ...

The striking reptile, with its iridescent black or violet-blue scales, hasn't been seen in some areas of Florida since 1952 Pierson Hill and Kevin Enge/Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

BERKELEY, Calif. -- A rare two-headed snake born at a Berkeley, California, pet store has died. East Bay Vivarium says "Angel" and "Zeke" died one week ago, just one day before their first birthday.