How big they are: Can range from 4 inches (10 centimeters) to over 30 feet (9 meters) There are about 4,000 different snake species in the world today. They occupy a wide range of habitats — some ...

Cottonmouths (Agkistrodon piscivorus), or water moccasins, are venomous snakes found in the southeastern United States. They're called cottonmouths because the insides of their mouths, which they ...

You've probably heard stories about venomous snakes, maybe even shivered at the thought of encountering one. The king cobra ...

Snakes are known for being solitary reptiles, but they do not always hang solo. In colder climates, when winter temperatures set in, snakes seek each other out for warmth. These snake gatherings can ...

By the time a human brain registers danger, a viper’s strike is already over. Here’s how these snakes can move faster than ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — According to ...

Ophidiophobia (the phobia of snakes) is one of the more common phobias psychologists treat today. Some researchers posit that this is an evolutionary response and that humans are wary of snakes ...

Scarlett Mount started her snake walks in Aiken to spread awareness about snakes and share her love for the misunderstood reptile. “It was really important to me to start teaching people that snakes ...

There are about 4,000 different snake species in the world today. They occupy a wide range of habitats — some dwell underground while others live high in the canopies of trees, and many spend their ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – According to experts, Louisiana is home to 48 species of snakes and only seven of these species are venomous. That said, most Louisianans don’t want snakes making their ...