Gopher tortoises tend to be solitary animals, but during the summer, they socialize because it’s mating season.

"The gopher snake is one of the snake species to watch out for at Clinton Lake, easily identified because it will often hiss if approached, most likely hiding in the nearby woods," says the ...

World Atlas calls 7 Mississippi areas the most rattlesnake-infested in the state. Know how to ID venomous snakes, where to ...

The snake appears to be a Gopher Snake, which the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife says is a non-venomous snake that can grow up to six feet long.

New species of narrow-banded rain snake discovered in Mizoram, described in Taprobanica Journal of Asian Biodiversity.

A snake pulled from inside another snake's stomach was a species unknown to science — Cenaspis aenigma!

Just like chickens and other birds, snakes also come into this world hatching from eggs. Inside snakes’ leathery eggs are tiny baby snakes that are ready to emerge and grow. Snake eggs provide a ...

Florida is home to dozens of snake varieties, from native to invasive to venomous. WorldAtlas highlights 5 lakes with high snake populations.

Scientists found 1-foot-long snakes with varied coloring under rocks, near roads and discovered new species: pasture sleepyhead snake, study said & photos show.

The Barbados threadsnake, thought to be the world's smallest snake species, was 'rediscovered' in Barbados in March 2025, marking its first verified sighting in nearly 20 years.