Scientists have developed a nanobody-based antivenom that neutralizes toxins from most African cobras, mambas and the ...

Explore the fascinating world of miniature snakes, often overlooked yet crucial to ecosystems. From the critically endangered Barbados threadsnake, the world's smallest, to the widespread Brahminy ...

Snakes are not always a favorite subject for those who read my column but they are part of the web of life. I hope to help you identify those you may find this summer. There are 14 species here in the ...

Orange snakes are easy to spot in the wild because of their bright colors. Did you know that some of them are among the rarest reptiles on Earth? These animals are both beautiful and mysterious. For ...

A recent visit to Salleyland, South Carolina, was as pleasant as could be expected on a muggy midsummer day while trudging through swamp mud and wiping spiderwebs from our faces. Even when I ...

I became excited at discovering the four large plywood boards laying in the woods at the edge of a Town of Brookhaven preserve in Coram. While the dumping of the material was a thoughtless and selfish ...

From the corn snake's reddish-brown scales to the scarlet snake's coral snake mimicry, orange hues in snakes serve a variety of survival purposes. This vibrant color, often found in species across the ...

Iowa has 28 species of snakes, five of which are venomous. Snakes form a key part of the ecosystems they inhabit, helping to keep populations of mice, squirrels, other small animals and even insects ...