Unlike most snakes, Dumeril’s boas give live birth, protecting embryos internally until fully developed neonates emerge.

The snake defends itself in a few ways, including releasing a strong musk and using its tail to “sting” predators. Photo by Andres Medina via Unsplash One of the smallest snakes in the world is ...

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 ...

With National Snake Day falling on July 16, we’ve decided to discuss snakes and their wildest yet most unknown abilities.

LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - The Ellen Trout Zoo is seeing success in an ongoing effort to breed and help save an endangered snake species. Robert Jackson is a General Curator with Ellen Trout Zoo. He’s ...

Contrary to popular belief, water moccasins and cottonmouth snakes are the same snakes. Both terms refer to the same species, ...

If you come across a rattlesnake in Michigan, it’s an eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus), the only venomous snake in ...

There are about 4,000 different snake species in the world today. They occupy a wide range of habitats — some dwell ...