How big they are: Can range from 4 inches (10 centimeters) to over 30 feet (9 meters) There are about 4,000 different snake species in the world today. They occupy a wide range of habitats — some ...

Rattlesnakes are famous in the wild, but they’re often misunderstood. Most people only know them for their rattling sound or ...

The world of snakes is equal parts fascinating and fear-inducing. Some folks keep them as scaly companions, while others would sprint in the opposite direction at the mere hint of a slither. Love them ...

Snakes have always caught our attention, even if they scare us. These quiet, slithering animals are full of surprises and can ...

The green anaconda that has popularly been called the world's largest snake, it has also been a topic of discussion for scientists, adventurers, and nature lovers. Recent research by National ...

It’s snake season in North Carolina, so it’s a good time to bust (or confirm) some popular myths about venomous snakes. We put together a list of commonly believed facts about snakes — particularly, ...

Two pygmy rattlesnakes slither around in their habitat at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh. File photo It’s snake season in North Carolina, so it’s a good time to bust (or confirm) some ...

A prehistoric serpent the size of a school bus might sound like something out of a movie, but paleontologists have unearthed fossil evidence of a real-life mega-snake in India. It is named Vasuki ...

There are about 4,000 different snake species in the world today. They occupy a wide range of habitats — some dwell underground while others live high in the canopies of trees, and many spend their ...