Kentucky is home to 33 snake species, of which four pose a medical threat to healthy humans. If you have located a snake and ...

Summer vacation can mean spending more time outside. And that means the possibility of encountering creatures you're not used to. They may have a bad reputation, but experts say they're actually ...

A team of researchers with the University of Kentucky is contributing to a nationwide effort to understand a fungal disease impacting native snake species. Ophidiomycosis, or snake fungal disease (SFD ...

Copperhead snakes peak in late summer as juveniles disperse to find shelter. Eastern black kingsnakes prey on venomous snakes and resist their toxins. Kingsnake presence may reduce copperhead ...

A University of Kentucky-led research group is studying snake fungal disease across Kentucky to answer a question with high ...