The flowerpot snake, one of the world's smallest snakes, has some unusual distinctions. Also known as the Brahminy blind ...

If it bites you and you die, it's venomous. If you bite it and you die, it's poisonous. There are 6 dangerous snakes in ...

Examples include the Jefferson Salamander, the blue-spotted salamander, wood and green frogs, the fingernail clam, box turtles, wood ducks, ringneck snakes and toads. In Lenox, “vernal pools are ...

Are Red Bellied Black Snakes Venomous? Yes, red-bellied black snakes are venomous, but their bites are rarely fatal to humans. The venom contains neurotoxins and myotoxins that can cause swelling, ...

Spring is here and that means the snakes will be soon enough, too. Snakes, like humans, get out and start moving around when the temperatures start to rise, and for the most part that’s totally ...

At the time, Iowa’s countryside consisted of too-wet-to-farm sloughs and small farms, with a patchwork of corn, oats, hay, pasture and beet fields, which was a perfect match for the ring-necked ...

Death adders (Acanthophis) are a group of venomous snakes native to Australia and New Guinea. They have one of the fastest strikes of any snake, with some species being capable of biting and ...

As the weather gets warmer, snakes will begin to appear. In Louisiana, there are seven venomous snake species. What they are and how to identify them.

More interestingly, some snakes have pitch-black tongues. Although not many studies have focused on the colors of snakes’ tongues, we’ve gathered enough information to thrill you. This article takes a ...

The species include the Florida Keys mole skink, the key ring-necked snake, the rim rock crowned snake, the Big Pine partridge pea, Blodgett’s silverbush, and the Everglades bully. Since President ...

These slender snakes have blunt heads and bodies adorned with alternating red, yellow, and black bands, where the red and ...

Eilís Quinn is an award-winning journalist and manages Radio Canada International’s Eye on the Arctic news cooperation project. Eilís has reported from the Arctic regions of all eight ...