The cottonmouth, or water moccasin, is often regarded as one of the most dangerous snakes in the southern United States.

A harmless snake emerging this spring is earning a zombie reputation across America, using dramatic death acting, strange ...

Dice snakes excrete poop, musk, and mouth blood while feigning death, a new study found Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023 and interned with the ...

Biologists released 42 Eastern indigo snakes into their increasingly uncommon environment, the longleaf pine ecosystem in the Florida Panhandle. Photo from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

Even some of nature’s most intimidating creatures are prey to others. Discover which animals hunt snakes and how they manage to strike before the snake can defend itself.

King cobras (Ophiophagus hannah) are endemic to the forests and swamps of Asia, with a range that spans from the Indian ...

Biologists trudged through the grassy nature preserve carrying cloth bags that contained fearsome-seeming cargo: 42 snake-eating apex predators, bred in Lake County. The conservation program has now ...

When we think of fast animals, cheetahs sprinting across the African Savanna or peregrine falcons diving through the sky might come to mind. But some of the speediest creatures can be found slithering ...

Red snakes are perhaps the most visually stunning of these intriguing reptiles, drawing attention with vibrant shades of ...

Some places on Earth look harmless at first glance, sunlit beaches, quiet riverbanks, lush forests, or dramatic deserts. But ...

FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- A live webcam focused on a “mega den” of rattlesnakes is a viewing bonanza for scientists and the stuff of nightmares for everyday viewers. The camera, set up by researchers at ...