Florida Python Challenge, July 11-20, 2025, has hunters trying to eliminate invasive Burmese snakes. Do they attack or kill ...

Florida wants you to kill as many of the invasive Burmese pythons as you can during the 10-days contest in July. But you ...

Customs officers in India discovered a plane passenger attempting to carry on more than a dozen snakes in their luggage. Most ...

Ophidiophobia (the phobia of snakes) is one of the more common phobias psychologists treat today. Some researchers posit that ...

Snakes are common in nearly all outdoor environments and typically would much rather be left alone than defend themselves ...

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

Alligator Alcatraz, the migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades, is surrounded by swamps infested with massive Burmese pythons.

As adults, these large snakes are better known for their slow, lumbering gait, but the researchers discovered that young ...

Why do snakes flick their tongues? Can snakes smell fear? Here are 10 amazing facts about rattlesnakes, flying snakes and other species.

While many species are harmless and generally avoid humans, knowing their habitats can help lessen the shock of an unexpected ...

Mothballs, essential oils, products that vibrate the ground and other items have been used to deter snakes. But their ...

Which snakes are nonvenomous in Arizona? Arizona is home to many nonvenomous snakes. In fact, most of the state’s snake species aren't dangerous to humans.