The deadly breed is one of two venomous snake species found in Western NC, and one of five found statewide. Here's what ...

Would you recognize a southern hognose snake if you saw one? Conservation officials fear there soon may not be any of them left to see.

North Carolina is home to three legless lizard species, often mistaken for snakes. Glass lizards differ from snakes with ear openings, eyelids and more rigid bodies. Glass lizards eat insects and ...

In turn, black snakes and possums keep copperheads in check. “There’s a purpose for every single native wild species on our Earth, so yeah, they definitely serve a benefit,” Rafael said.

Lakes, World Atlas says, are prime hunting and breeding grounds for snakes. Among the venomous species, cottonmouth and ...

Researchers visited “a local food market in Pyeongyang” in 2019 and purchased four bottles of a traditional drink known as “snake liquor,” or snake wine, according to a study published Aug. 19 in the ...

There are legless reptiles besides snakes that slither across the ground in North Carolina. Here’s what to know about them.

Scientists found 1-foot-long snakes with varied coloring under rocks, near roads and discovered new species: pasture sleepyhead snake, study said & photos show.