Category: Wild Snakes
Puff Adder Research In Africa
Study reveals unexpected behavior in wild puff adders. [...]
Two-Headed Copperhead Snake To Be Displayed At Kentucky Wildlife Center
The baby venomous snake was donated to the center by a couple who found it in their yard. [...]
Two-Headed Baby Copperhead Snake Found Alive In Virginia
It is hoped that the venomous reptile can eventually be put on display at a zoo. [...]
Burmese Pythons Crossbreeding With Indian Pythons In Florida Everglades
Researchers say a crossbred snake could create a super snake that takes the best traits of both species. [...]
Mangrove Saltmarsh Snake Herpetofauna Field Methods
Nerodia clarkii compressicauda, or the mangrove saltmarsh snake, is a semi-arboreal, semi-aquatic snake that is endemic to aquatic habitats in coastal [...]
Whale Watchers Spot Hognose Snake Swimming More Than 1 Mile off Cape Cod
it is speculated that the snake may tried to cool down and was pulled out to sea by currents or got disoriented and swam out. [...]
Family Who Claimed Man Was Bitten By Rattlesnake That Fell In His Kayak Changes Story
It is unclear why the family changed their story, but at least the man is doing better. [...]
Alabama Man Fights For His Life After Coral Snake Bite
Jeffrey Phillips apparently thought the snake he picked up was a kingsnake. [...]
The Burmese Python In The United States
The Burmese python has had an interesting existence in the United States. [...]
Venomous Cat Snake Spotted In UAE For First Time In Nearly 10 Years
The first documented instance of a cat snake in the UAE occurred in 2007 [...]
Cobra Snakes Of The Congo
A professor and his colleagues seek to expand cobra research in Central Africa. [...]
Florida High School Student Brings Coral Snake To School And Gets Bit
The snake was later destroyed. [...]
Snakes Spread Plant Seeds Via The Rodents They Eat
Researchers say the role of snakes as ecosystem servicers should be further studied. [...]
New Coral Snake Species Of The Genus Calliophis Described In The Philippines
Calliophis salitan is closely related to four other Philippine-native snakes, Calliophis bivirgatus, C. bilineatus, C. philippinus, and C. suluensis. [...]
Two-Headed Rat Snake That Was Almost Killed Will Live Out Its Life At Interpretive Center
The snake will live out its life at the Missouri Department of Conservation's Shepherd of the Hills Hatchery. [...]
Yellow-Bellied Sea Snake Washes Ashore In Newport Beach, Calif.
This marks the 5th time since 1972, and the 4th since 2015, that a yellow-bellied sea snake washed up on a California beach. [...]
Australian Reptile Park Houses Three Pythons Described As Rarest In The World
Some estimates put the population of the Oenpelli python at less than 10,000 individuals. [...]
PETA Asks Florida FWC To Investigate How Burmese Python Was Killed During Python Elimination Program
The activist group wants to know if the record-setting python was killed humanely. [...]
Snake Fungal Disease Could Spread Globally, Report Says
Snake fungal disease can kill snakes within a few days. [...]
Four New Stegonotus New Guinea Ground Snakes Discovered And Described
Researchers studied the molecular and genetic data of 49 snakes of the Stegonotus genus and discovered four new snake species. [...]
Northern Mexican Gartersnake Found In Its Native Range After 100 Year Absence
The snake was found at Beal Lake in Mohave County, Ariz., a place where no northern Mexican gartersnake has been documented in 100 years. [...]
Snake Hunter Teams Up With VolAero Drone Start Up To Hunt Pythons In Everglades
2016 Python Challenge Champion Bill Booth conducted successful trial run in locating pythons via a thermal imaging-equipped drone. [...]
Snake Wranglers In Thailand Get A Surprise After Capturing Reticulated Python
After, the snake was captured, it proceeded to regurgitate its meal, a very large monitor lizard. [...]
Former NHL Hockey Player Jeremy Roenick Removes Rattlesnake From His Arizona Home
But then he hurls the snake over his wall, which couldn’t have been good for the reptile. [...]
