Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are more than 40 species of snakes that are native to Florida, but only six of them are venomous. This week The News-Press ...

Biologists at Tennessee State University are on the lookout for pygmy rattlesnakes. If you see one, they're asking that, instead of turning to run, you snap a photo. Pygmy rattlesnakes are native to ...

A recent study has found a dangerous combination of fungus, parasites and other pathogens is posing a threat to the snake population in the Southeast.

Recent wildlife research reported in a news article revealed the fact that there are several types of venomous snakes inhabiting Florida. Specifically, according to the report, there are four ...

First, they slithered a deadly path through the Everglades, swallowing whole some of the most endangered wading birds and small mammals in Florida. Now, Burmese pythons are killing — although ...

It pays to watch your step in the Ozarks. At the Buffalo Point Ranger Station in Arkansas, a maintenance worker sweeping the grounds discovered a venomous western pygmy rattlesnake lounging on the ...

Researchers found some fungal, parasitic and bacterial infections are more common than officials previously thought with more ...

Cottonmouth is one of the widely discussed venomous snakes found in South Florida. The snakes belong to the aquatic category and inhabit swampy lands and marshes as well as canals and lakes. Although ...