As someone raised in the Northeast, I didn’t grow up thinking about snakes. Even the common garter snake was a rare sight in my hometown. When I arrived in Kansas City early last year, these long ...

Spotting a snake in your garden can be surprising, but it’s usually no reason to panic. Many regions around the world are home to harmless, non-venomous snakes that prefer to avoid humans and instead ...

From navigation to social behavior to personality, scientists are rewriting what it means to be a clever snake. Here’s what ...

There are eight common species of snakes you might encounter in Washington and, while they bite and constrict prey, not all of them are venomous. You’re more likely to find snakes spring into fall in ...

Most people, throughout their lives, see imagery of violent snakes perpetuated in the media. Anaconda, Babylon, Snakes on a Plane: what these films have in common is that snakes act as the aggressor, ...

Ghufron Arifuddin’s New Year resolution is to clean up the garbage that blights his backyard and neighborhood in Jakarta. The reason? Snakes. Twice in the past four months he has found the creatures ...

Snakes are coming out of hiding for the summer, and people across the country have found them in some weird places, like their cars and air vents. For most people, finding a snake in your house is not ...

While snakes are often cast as companions to villains in cult classic horror movies, experts say their benefits to the ecosystem far outweigh their bad reputations. “Snakes are kind of scapegoats.

Snakes are coming out of hiding for the summer, and people across the country have found them in some weird places, like their cars and air vents. For most people, finding a snake in your house is not ...