As snakes seek warm, dry shelter during the rainy season, encounters in residential areas increase significantly. Knowing ...

The new species was found in French Guiana, researchers said, on the northern edge of the Amazon Rainforest. Sibon nebulatus, ...

As the name suggests, these snakes are black in colour with white skin between the scales that is more visible in larger adults. They may turn a silvery-blue colour just before shedding.

A Mojave rattlesnake bite is a full-on emergency. Here's where Mojave rattlesnakes live, why they are so venomous and what ...

Scientists discover a new cryptic snake species in French Guiana. The black and white snail-eating snake is unique to the region and genetically distinct.

Fred Kraus, a biologist from the University of Michigan Ann Arbor, travelled to this remote part of Papua New Guinea to study ...

Within the remote islands of Papua New Guinea, four new tree snake species have been discovered. Limited sampling had ...

While most people are wary of copperhead snakes and black widow spiders, there are other potentially dangerous creepy crawly ...

These slender snakes have blunt heads and bodies adorned with alternating red, yellow, and black bands, where the red and yellow bands touch. These bands extend completely around the snake's body.

You might guess a spider. And a gator. But a snail? That and others make up the 10 deadliest creatures found in Louisiana, according to WorldAtlas.

I hasten to add, for those who remember a certain former governor of South Carolina, that this is not a euphemism. My brother ...