On social media sites, seemingly every snake in every photo is identified as a venomous copperhead. Talena Chavis, owner of Cary-based NC Snake Catcher, understands the mistake. When you’re frightened ...

As far as thrilling weeks for wildlife biologists go, Molly Parren is having a pretty good run. Parren was tracking wood turtles last month in Addison County and took a photo that ultimately — and ...

Luke Groff, a herpetologist at the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, holds a black racer snake that was found in southern Windham County. As far as wildlife biologists go, Molly Parren has had a ...

Finding a snake in Florida is not unusual. Finding a snake inside a Florida home is also common. But finding a two-headed snake in a Florida home? That's a rarity. A family in the west-central Florida ...

Baby black racer snakes are making their statement in the Southwest Florida area as millions are beginning to hatch. The tiny reptiles can appear in parks, driveways, and backyards; however, experts ...

A wild Florida snake became part of a gory Halloween scene Saturday when it found itself tangled in a decorative spider web. A Miami Shores resident discovered the Florida black racer snake wrapped up ...

Most snakes in New Hampshire are relatively harmless. You leave them alone, and they'll leave you alone while keeping your yard's ecosystem in balance (think fewer rodents). But, there are one species ...

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Snakes in the Carolinas eat everything, including each other, but a debate erupted this week on social media after the National Park Service posted video of a snake eating something striped at an ...

Adult brown (or dekay) snake. At full grown, they are about a foot long. Courtesy of Talena Chavis. On social media sites, seemingly every snake in every photo is identified as a venomous copperhead.