Category: Wild Snakes
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. [...]
Yellow-Bellied Sea Snake Spends As Much As Seven Months At Sea In Dehydrated State
Hydrophis (Pelamis) platurus spends as long as 7 months in a dehydrated state. [...]
Georgia State Herpetologist Wants More Data On Kingsnake Decline Study
Initial study claimed that copperhead populations rose with kingsnake population declines. [...]
Aussie Carpet Python Swallows Dog Chained In Backyard
Owner finds snake in the dog house with chain protruding from its mouth. [...]
Aussie Gets Bitten By Eastern Brown Snake Then Grabs A Beer
Sommerville, 54 grabbed a beer after being biten by the Eastern brown snake because he didn't want to panic. [...]
Georgia Copperhead Populations Rise As Kingsnake Populations Decline
Study authors say loss of predator pressure by kingsnakes lets copperhead populations grow. [...]
Conservation Efforts Brings Eastern Indigo Snake Back to Georgia
The Eastern indigo snake has been listed as a threatened species in the state since 1978. [...]
Officials Request Removal of Two Snakes from List of Threatened Species
County officials in Kansas say the snake mitigation efforts are too costly. [...]
18-Foot Burmese Python Captured Near Florida’s Everglades National Park
Water district workers in South Florida capture and kill a 17-foot, 8 inch Burmese python. [...]
Python Kills Security Guard At Indonesian Resort
Guard was attempting to remove the snake when he was killed. [...]
Georgia's Whigham Community Club Urged To End Rattlesnake Roundups
Center for Biological Diversity presented club with 48,000 signature petition to end practice of killing rattlesnakes. [...]
The World's Deadliest Snakes
What are the world's most deadly venomous snakes? [...]
Man Saves Turtle, Gets Bitten By Rattlesnake
Florida man had just helped a turtle cross Interstate 75 in Florida when he was bitten. [...]
USDA Testing New Burmese Python Trap In Everglades
The department has patented the snake trap design and is placing them in the Florida Everglades. [...]
