In many animals, skin colors and patterns play an essential role, whether for camouflage, communication, or thermoregulation.

Researchers at the University of Texas at Arlington and research institutes in China and Myanmar studied flowerpot snakes to see how parthenogenesis works in these reptiles. (Alexander Murray ...

St. Croix was historically known as a snake-free island, but as of Monday, more than 1,500 reptiles — mostly red-tail boa ...

“The donor, for a period of nearly 18 years, had undertaken hundreds of bites and self-immunizations with escalating doses from 16 species of very lethal snakes that would normally a kill a ...

North American Rat Snakes, such as the Black Rat Snake (Pantherophis obsoletus) and the Corn Snake (Pantherophis guttatus), are particularly adept glass climbers. These snakes possess specialized ...

Snakes are ending hibernation to mate and bask under the summer sun. Michigan has one venomous snake. Here's how to identify it.

Are baby copperheads in South Carolina more dangerous than the adults? Here’s what to know about myths surrounding the ...

Are baby copperheads in South Carolina more dangerous than the adults? Here’s what to know about myths surrounding the venomous snake.