Category: Wild Snakes
Discovery Channel’s Latest Stunt: Paul Rosolie Eaten Alive by Anaconda?
The last time I watched the Discovery Channel was around the year 2000 when I was living in Hawaii. My two sons and I enjoyed the show and I especiall [...]
Will Politics Trump Science On Redbelly Snake Status In Kansas?
The redbelly snake is a nonvenomous Colubrid snake that can be found throughout North America. [...]
Should The Black Pine Snake Be Listed As A Threatened Species?
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has opened comments on whether to list the black pine snake (Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi) as a threatened spec [...]
Rat Snake Eats Mouse Trap
A Fuquay-Varina, NC woman who set mouse traps around her house to prevent the pesky rodents from eating the vegetables in her garden was in for a surp [...]
Ain’t She A Beauty? Check Out This Massive Red-Bellied Black Snake
When Aussies find snakes in their home or place of business, they can call a snake catcher, who comes out to retrieve the reptile. A recent call from [...]
New Snake Species Named The Subhendu Wolf Snake Discovered in India
A new species of snake that was discovered last year in India’s Berhampur City has been described in the Russian Journal of Herpetology, and thi [...]
Boy On Team Venom Soccer Team Gets Bit By Copperhead
A 10-year-old boy playing an away game in Kansas City, MO was bit by a copperhead snake (Agkistrodon contortrix) after he tripped and fell on some gra [...]
USFWS Forced to Make Decision on Kirtland Snake Endangered Species Protection
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has until September 17, 2017 to determine whether the Kirtland’s snake (Clonophis kirtlandii), should be protected [...]
Herp Queries: Snake Island Brazil
Question: Does a small island exist in the Amazon that’s got so many deadly snakes that you can’t even walk without getting bitten?
Jose Palaez, R [...]
Anaconda That Ate Neighbor’s Dog Released
A reptile enthusiast in French Guiana received a call from a neighbor who told him that an anaconda had just eaten his dog and wanted the snake remove [...]
Brown Tree Snake Found On Island Of Rota In The Northern Mariana Islands
The brown tree snake is native to the eastern northern coast of Australia and eastern Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and northwestern Melanesia. [...]
Beautiful New Snake Species Discovered In Brazil
Brazilian scientists have discovered a new species of snake that is a foot long, non-venomous, and pretty as all get out. The snake, named Atractus sp [...]
Black Rat Snake Resting After Vet Removes Ceramic Egg From Its Belly
A black rat snake (Pantherophis obsoletus) that ate a ceramic egg in a chicken coop August 11 had the fake egg successfully removed on Tuesday, accord [...]
12 Blue Racers Successfully Hatched At Canada’s Scales Nature Park
There is good news for Canada's blue racer snake (Coluber constrictor foxii) as Canada’s Scales Nature Park has successfully hatched 12 babi [...]
Herper Finds Smooth Green Snake In Unlikely Illinois Town
The state has labeled the smooth green snake as "in greatest need of conservation." [...]
Two Garter Snake Species Get Endangered Species Act Protection
Protections for these snakes will go into effect August 7, 2014. [...]
The Snake Samba In Canada
Thousands of red-sided garter snakes gather each year to mate. [...]
USFWS Sued For Not Listing Kirtland Snake As Endangered Species
The small Colubrid snake is endangered in three states and threatened in two states in which it can be found. [...]
Video: News Producer Frees Red Shouldered Hawk From Coils Of Black Racer Snake
The black racer snake is a common prey item for the red-shouldered hawk. [...]
New Wolfsnake Species Discovered In Cambodia
The wolfsnake lives in high altitude montane forests. [...]
Climbing A Tree To Save An Eastern Indigo Snake
After four years of releasing the indigo snakes, the population is slowly returning to Alabama. [...]
Australian Python Eats Wallaby At Dinner Party
Dinner guests said the snake finished eating the wallaby in less than four hours. [...]
NBA Player Scared By Snake In Texas Locker Room Before Western Conference Semifinal Game
News reports say the snake was a rattlesnake though San Antonio arena official says the snake was non-venomous. [...]
Translocated Burmese Pythons Return To Their Everglades Home
Burmese pythons can find their way home from as far as 36 kilometers away. [...]
