The United States is home to many snake species. While most are harmless, some can be very dangerous to humans. Knowing which ...

Arizona is crawling with venomous snakes, and no, that’s not just desert folklore. With more rattlesnakes than any other state — 14 species, to be exact — Arizona is the undisputed rattler capital of ...

Which venomous snake holds the title of deadliest on each continent across the globe? From the deserts of Australia to the forests of South America, every region has its own fearsome contender. In ...

The ancestors of cobras and related snakes first emerged in Asia roughly 35 million years ago. Many researchers thought the Elapoidea superfamily of snakes evolved in Africa before slithering their ...

A new snake discovery in Saudi Arabia has increased hope that more are waiting to be found in the region, researchers have said. The genus Rhynchocalamus previously had a significant distribution gap ...

Mojave Greens, Sidewinders, rattlers- the Mojave Desert is writhed with native snake species. Some, like the California Kingsnake and gopher snake, are harmless; others, like the Southern Pacific ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — A Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel sided with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Friday to deny Endangered Species Act protections to the Tucson shovel-nosed snake, ruling ...