Humans know to leave snakes alone if we see them. Dogs don’t. In case a copperhead strikes your furry friend, keep these tips in mind.

Conservationists are telling anglers to cut the head off a predatory, reptile-looking fish that can breathe air if they find ...

From demon to danger noodle, human ideas about snakes can be as contradictory as the creatures themselves. In Slither, Stephen S. Hall challenges our serpent stereotypes.

As the weather is getting warmer in Eastern North Carolina, people are starting to see more copperhead snakes. “Copperheads are a venomous snake.

The Missouri Department of Conservation is advising state-wide and visiting anglers to be on the lookout for the northern snakehead as it is invasive to the U.S. Also known as the Channa argus, the ...

The invasive northern snakehead, which has recently been appearing in Missouri and other states, must be eradicated, ...

As temperatures warm up and summer days approach, snakes are emerging from their dens after sheltering from the cold winter ...

The trade-off of this hardy external layer is that it doesn't expand; it remains relatively inflexible and constricts the ...

Eastern copperheads are stocky snakes with a coppery-colored head and keeled scales boldly marked by hourglass-shaped brown ...

a broad triangular-shaped head, rough-looking scales and a girthy/large appearance. “Learning to identify snakes can be very beneficial and learning to give them space is beneficial,” Ricketts said.

You can identify a sidewinder by the raised scales above its eyes ... If you get bit by a venomous snake, immediately call 911 and head to the nearest emergency room. Most hospitals have antivenom ...