Cottonmouths (Agkistrodon piscivorus), or water moccasins, are venomous snakes found in the southeastern United States. They're called cottonmouths because the insides of their mouths, which they ...

How big they are: Can range from 4 inches (10 centimeters) to over 30 feet (9 meters) There are about 4,000 different snake species in the world today. They occupy a wide range of habitats — some ...

Ophidiophobia (the phobia of snakes) is one of the more common phobias psychologists treat today. Some researchers posit that this is an evolutionary response and that humans are wary of snakes ...

Two pygmy rattlesnakes slither around in their habitat at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh. File photo It’s snake season in North Carolina, so it’s a good time to bust (or confirm) some ...

Whether one is walking on a park trail or hiking in the woods, it’s exciting to see a snake in the wild. It could be a small one slithering through a pile of leaves on its way back to its hole. Or ...

Snakes "smell" with their forked tongues, collecting scent particles to analyze with their Jacobson's organ. Snakes don't have external ears. They sense vibrations through their jawbone and inner ear.

As temperatures warm up and summer days approach, snakes are emerging from their dens after sheltering from the cold winter months across North Texas. Snakes are comparatively long-lived. Even small ...

This is a guest essay by consultant biologist and medical scientist Clifford Warwick. His co-edited book titled Health and Welfare of Captive Reptiles is one of the world’s leading scientific volumes ...

Scarlett Mount started her snake walks in Aiken to spread awareness about snakes and share her love for the misunderstood reptile. “It was really important to me to start teaching people that snakes ...

This is a guest essay by consultant biologist and medical scientist Clifford Warwick. His co-edited book titled Health and Welfare of Captive Reptiles is one of the world’s leading scientific volumes ...