Category: Wild Snakes
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. [...]
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. [...]
Mandarin Rat Snake Grounds Qantas 747 In Sydney Australia
Elaphe mandarina was found after the jet landed from a Singapore flight. [...]
Florida FWC Seeks Help In Sighting Certain Snakes
Tracking website launched for the southern hognose snake, short-tailed snake, and the Florida pine snake. [...]
Two Southwestern Garter Snakes Proposed For Endangered Species Protections
USFWS will render a decision on the narrow headed garter snake and the northern Mexican garter snake in fiscal year 2014. [...]
Long Thought Extirpated Northern Mexican Garter Snake Discovered In New Mexico
Herpetologists with the ABQ BioPark Zoo Discover three Thamnophis eques on the Gila River [...]
Ground Snake Morphs And Coral Snake Mimicry
Why hasn't evolution eliminated ground snakes that look nothing like coral snakes? [...]
Gopher Snake Versus Squirrel
Woman calls 911 to break up fight between gopher snake and squirrel. [...]
Nicaragua Canal Project Could Bring Yellow-Bellied Sea Snakes Into Caribbean
Waterway would open up the potential for non native species entering Lake Nicaragua as well. [...]
Cat Rescued From Jaws Of Boa Constrictor
Man grabs the snake and removed the cat's hind legs from the snake's jaws. [...]
Black Rat Snake From Delaware Makes Trip To Montana And Back
Educators unknowingly transfer Elaphe obsoleta to their new Montana home. [...]
Man Finds Antique Gold Pendant During Florida Python Hunt
Mark Rubinstein finds gold pendant at site of Eastern Airlines and ValueJet plane crashes in Florida Everglades. [...]
Live Ball Python Found In San Diego, Calif. Dumpster
If owner doesn't claim the snake, it will be put up for adoption. [...]
New Species Of Palm Pit Viper From Honduras Discovered And Described
Bothriechis guifarroi was named after slain Honduran environmentalist Mario Guifarro. [...]
Indigo Snake Populations Up In Martin County, Fla.
Florida Gulf Coast University study estimates population in hundreds on 60,000 acres of land. [...]
A 42-inch Rattlesnake Found In Backpack At Texas School Bus Stop
Snakes of all types come out with the arrival of warm weather in many parts of the United States. [...]
Slender-Necked Sea Snake Evolved To Hunt Snake Eels
Two species of sea snake that are identical genetically but not physically evolved from a single species. [...]
Butler's Garter Snake To Be Removed From Wisconsin's List Of Endangered Or Threatened Species
First listed in 1997, DNR says that Thamnophis butleri has sufficient population numbers to warrant removal. [...]
USDA To Mice Bomb Guam In Effort To Reduce Invasive Brown Tree Snake Population
Boiga irregularis first arrived on Guam during World War II. [...]
Three Big Male Pythons Captured During Florida's Python Challenge Released Back Into The Everglades
Outfitted with transmitters, it is hoped these males will lead biologists to female pythons. [...]
Florida Python Challenge Nets 68 Burmese Pythons
Month long hunt removes 50 invasive Python molurus bivittatus from Florida Everglades. [...]
Proposed Nuke Plant Impact On Eastern Fox Snake Leaves Questions
Nuclear Regulatory Commission to hold hearings on potential habitat impact of Elaphe gloydi. [...]
