Some herpetologists consider kinking a response to feeling threatened. Others have reported it occurring without apparent ...

Copperheads (Agkistrodon contortrix) are venmous snakes that inhabit the Eastern and Central United States. Could you pick one out of a lineup of venomous snakes? If the answer is no, then read on to ...

Stretching from Georgia to Maine, the Appalachian Trail (AT) is the longest hiking-only footpath in the world. It’s 2,197 ...

Don’t be afraid: of all of the snake species in Alabama, only six are venomous. Three of those six venomous species are ...

A. Many Florida snakes breed during the warmer months. In some species, two males will fight each other in a ritualized ...

Scientists found 2-foot-long snake with mesh pattern on its eyes and discovered a new species: Guanyinshan mountain pit viper, ... Irregular black patches run down the snakes’ backs.

How to identify: The timber rattlesnake has "large, heavy-bodied pit vipers have broad, triangular heads and extremely variable color patterns. Some are almost jet black. Others appear sulfur ...

These pit vipers are usually 1-1.5 feet in size and have a thick and grayish body coloration. They can be mistaken for the black racer because they have blotches on their backs that are especially ...

Q. In a recent column you said bushmasters are the largest pit vipers in the world. I was told pit vipers have vertical pupils, which is one way to determine ...