They often have a yellow or pale body with dark brown or black patterns along the top and side to aid with identification. When threatened, the gopher snake is particularly known for producing a ...

Deserts are home to various snake species that have adapted to survive extreme conditions, from the highly venomous Inland ...

And snake-killing contests are harmful to many species besides snakes. To catch rattlesnakes for the events, hunters too often spray gasoline into gopher tortoise burrows, destroying the burrows and ...

“That’s bad news for the tortoise and for hundreds of other southeastern species who rely on them to thrive, from the threatened indigo snake to the wild and weird gopher tortoise shell moth.” Gopher ...