However, you can't necessarily tell a rattlesnake's age by its tail length since it's common for rattle segments to break off as the snake ages. Scientists recognize between 32 and 45 different ...

WATCHUNG, N.J.-- New Jersey wildlife officials are warning residents to watch out for northern copperhead snakes after one was spotted in Somerset County and another in Hunterdon County in August.

This area is also home to lizards, rodents, monkeys, small carnivores, deer, and wild boar, all of which are potential prey for the snakes. French zoo workers hold a reticulated python (AFP via ...

Officials are warning residents after recent sightings of the venomous northern copperhead snake in Hunterdon and Somerset counties, saying the public should avoid contact with them. The Watchung ...

The boy told event staff he thought the snake was a stick and attempted to pick it up before he was bitten. He was treated for a suspected snake bite in the event’s medical tent and was taken to ...

The public can get a close look at this spectacle through a 24/7 livestream on YouTube known as Project RattleCam, which is run by Cal Poly, Central Coast Snake Services and Dickinson College. The ...

Wildlife officials issued a warning in Somerset County, New Jersey, to be on guard for northern copperhead snakes after one of the species was seen last week in Watchung, a Garden State borough ...

An urgent warning has been issued to Australians as unseasonably warm weather has meant that snakes are leaving their winter hiding places ahead of schedule. The warning comes as one snake catcher ...

Photos show 10-foot Burmese python swallowing a reticulated python whole, eating the snake from the tail up in just 2 hours. A Burmese python has been spotted attacking and swallowing a ...

An Indigo snake like this one surprised researchers by regurgitating three other snakes, including a rattlesnake that later came back to life, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources says.

According to DNR, back in November, a technician searching for eastern indigo snakes found a four-foot-long slithery specimen that had vomited out not one but two other snakes, including a live ...