Snakes
Snakes have a long, flexible body that is covered with dry scales. Snakes flick their forked tongues to bring in odors to their sensory glands.
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Corn Snakes: Beloved by Both Farmers and Reptile Enthusiasts
These modern rat snakes have an affinity for barns (and the rodents that live in them). But the myriad of colors makes them a reptile hobbyist's dream.
Coral Snakes: Brightly Banded and Highly Venomous
These colorful snakes are found all over the world and are highly venomous, so the best strategy is to avoid them.
Water Moccasin, Cottonmouth: Different Names, Same Venomous Snake
Cottonmouth snakes are often called water moccasins and are one of only four venomous snakes found in North America.
Copperhead Snakes: Not Always Lethal, But Best Left Alone
Though a copperhead will bite if disturbed, and it is venomous, its bite is rarely fatal.
The Harmless Garter Snake Is Your Garden's Best Friend
Garter snakes are harmless, very common and beneficially feed on slugs, leeches, large insects and small rodents in North American gardens.
How Did Snakes Lose Their Legs?
Snakes and lizards share a common ancestor, and snakes still have the genetic coding for legs and feet. So where did those appendages go?
Florida Enlists Expert Indian Snake Hunters to Solve Its Python Problem
Irula tribesmen, pros at catching deadly snakes, traveled all the way from India to be on the Burmese python case in South Florida.
Caves of Hanging Snakes
At night in caves around the world, dangling snakes emerge from hiding ready to scarf up flying bats.
How Snake Handlers Work
When you handle deadly snakes for a living, caution is job one. When you handle snakes for God, it is not. Let's meet some folks in both worlds.
What’s the largest snake that has ever existed?
Prepare to meet the king of snakes, the largest serpent to ever slither its way out of prehistory and into your nightmares.
Lace Monitor Facts, Pictures, Video
Meet the lace monitor! View pictures, watch video, read facts, explore interactives and more.
How to Scare Away Rattlesnakes
You may encounter a rattle snake lazing in its natural habitat and want to know how to scare it away. Learn about how to scare away rattlesnakes in this article.
How to Breed Ring-neck Snakes
Learn how to breed ring-neck snakes and start a successful breeding business. Learn about how to breed a ring-neck snake in this article.
How to Know if a Snake Is Venomous
Learning how to know if a snake is venomous isn't hard. Learn about how to know if a snake is venomous in this article.
How to Identify the Pygmy Rattlesnake
If you are in the Southeastern United States, you should know how to identify a pygmy rattlesnake. Learn about how to identify the pygmy rattlesnake in this article.
How to Identify Garden Snakes
You can identify garden snakes, more commonly called garter snakes, by the three stripes on their backs that are reminiscent of garters. Learn about how to identify garden snakes in this article.
What's the difference between a snake and a legless lizard?
That slithery, snakelike form that just darted past might not be a snake after all. It could be legless lizard, an animal that evolved from an entirely different line.
Venomous Snakes
The fear of snakes, ophidiophobia, is one of the most widespread phobias in the world. There are many types of harmless snakes, but the venom from some poisonous varieties can kill a person
How Snakes Work
A snake can swallow an animal that’s twice as big as its own head -- and swallow it whole. Snakes are amazing creatures with some astonishing capabilities. Did you know that a few of them can even fly? Learn how snakes get around, how they kill and eat their prey, and how they court and reproduce.
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