Category: Wild Snakes
Want To Help The Florida FWC Count Snakes?
You can report locations of these snakes on the FWC website. [...]
Stokes Sea Snake Washes Up On Beach In Sydney, Australia
A Stokes sea snake washed up on a beach in Sydney, Australia, far from its native range. [...]
Yellow-Bellied Sea Snake Found On Silver Strand Beach In California
A yellow-bellied sea snake (Pelamis platurus) in Southern California? Yes. That is the species of sea snake that washed up on the shores at Silver Str [...]
Northern Water Snake Grabs A Catfish Dinner
Nerodia sipedon are fish eaters often mistaken for water moccasins [...]
Angry Prairie Rattlesnakes Get Stressed By A GoPro Video Camera
Michael Delaney was walking in a Montana field when he happened upon a prairie rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis) nest. He was carrying a GoPro so he deci [...]
Black Pine Snakes Listed As Threatened Under Endangered Species Act
A snake that depends on longleaf pine forests for survival has been granted protections under the Endangered Species Act. The black pine snake (Pituop [...]
USFWS Proposes Protections For Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake
Eastern Massasauga rattlesnake populations have declined due to wetlands draining and disease. [...]
Wild Copperhead Snake Bites Child at Alabama Zoo
The snake was not part of an exhibit at the Birmingham Zoo. [...]
3-Year Old Girl Finds Two-Headed Ringneck Snake While Exploring in Her Backyard
The ringneck snake is common throughout much of North America [...]
Search Called Off For Escaped King Cobra In Florida
The venomous snake escaped its enclosure after storms damaged the roof of the garage in which it was kept. [...]
Spider-tailed Horned Viper Uses Spider-Like Tail To Capture Birds
The spider-tailed horned viper (Pseudocerastes urarachnoides) is unique among snakes in that it has a tail that mimics a spider to attract its prey, p [...]
New Venomous Snake Species Discovered In Australia
The snake, of the genus Acanthophis, is a death adder. [...]
Indian Farmer Survives Bite On His Penis From Levantine Viper
Also known as the blunt-nosed viper, the Levantine viper can grow to more than six feet in length. [...]
6 Facts About The King Cobra
The king cobra is the longest venomous snake in the world. [...]
Sea Snake And Venomous Stonefish In Epic Jaw Lock Battle In Australia
Both the sea snake and the stonefish were essentially in a stalemate when a local diver tried to separate the two. [...]
Another California Man Who Tried to Take Selfie With Rattlesnake Gets Bit
Alex Gomezes' mother shared his story so others would helpfully learn what she thought her son already knew. [...]
Hatching Ringneck Snakes
Ringneck snakes are a common, yet spectacular snake found throughout much of North America [...]
Top 10 Venomous Snakes of the United States
Some of these North American venomous snakes pack a lot of venom. [...]
National Park Service Personnel Remove 18-foot Burmese Python From Everglades National Park
Burmese pythons are an established, invasive species in the Florida Everglades. [...]
Did You Know That Blind Snakes Decapitate Their Prey?
The blind snake removes the head of termites before it eats them. [...]
Coral Snakes Of The United States
Okay readers, here’s some snake trivia for you. What two venomous icons of the wild share the title of New World’s most widely distributed [...]
English Teen Falls 100 feet Off Cliff, Gets Bit by Adder and Survives
Teenager Brock Leach is surely counting his blessings after falling 100 feet off a cliff and then, on his way back up the cliff, got bit by the only v [...]
Removal of Sandstone Rock for Decorative Purposes Harms Australian Broad-headed Snake
The broad-headed snake (Hoplocephalus bungaroides), an endangered snake in Australia and once common in the suburbs of Bondi, Randwick, and Watsons Ba [...]
Five Facts About The Monocled Cobra
The monocled cobra (Naja kaouthia) is native to South Asia and Southeast Asia. The snake can be found in India, China, Vietnam, and Cambodia, [...]
