Whether one is walking on a park trail or hiking in the woods, it’s exciting to see a snake in the wild. It could be a small one slithering through a pile of leaves on its way back to its hole. Or ...

Snakes are fascinating reptiles that can be both captivating and frightening. They slither, stare, and sometimes strike. Venomous snakes, in particular, use specialized toxins for hunting and ...

The pain was excruciating when a venomous snake bit Grady Kornelson in 2018 in south-central Kansas. “On a scale of one to 10, it was a nine,” he told the Hutchinson News. Kornelson received five ...

Neal J. Riley is a digital producer for CBS Boston. He has been with WBZ-TV since 2014. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe and The San Francisco Chronicle. Neal is a graduate of Boston ...

As the weather warms and animals emerge from their winter slumber, one creature making a particularly deadly return is the snake. Alabama is home to six venomous snake species, making it even more ...

Arizona has 13 species of rattlesnakes and one coral snake species. Snakes are most active from March to October. Rattlesnakes have distinct features like a triangular head and vertical pupils.

The Eastern massasauga rattlesnake is Michigan's only venomous snake, and it's rarely seen. Michigan's snakes are are beneficial to the ecosystem and tend to avoid humans if possible. While Michigan ...

You're hiking down a trail. It's a trail not only through lush forests, but over mountains, too. A journey into a wonderous land whose flora and fauna are plentiful. There's a signpost up ahead: ...

Snakes tend to prefer warm, dry weather, so summers in Georgia tend to be highly popular for the reptilian residents. Families may be particularly worried about venomous snakes, and one of the most ...

There are a lot of snakes that call our state home, and most of them aren’t venomous. That said, some are, and it’s probably a good idea to know how to spot them. There are 44 species of snakes living ...