Category: Wild Snakes
Puff Adders Are Masters Of Disguise And Smell
Puff adders employ chemical crypsis to hide in plain sight. [...]
Two Aussie Sea Snake Species Thought Extinct Rediscovered
The short-nose sea snake and the leaf-scaled sea snake were discovered in unexpected locales in Australia. [...]
Yellow-Bellied Sea Snake Washes Ashore in Huntington Beach, Calif.
This is the second time in two months a yellow-bellied sea snake washed ashore in Southern California. [...]
Bronx Zoo Rehabs Stowaway Indian Cobra
The Indian cobra was severely dehydrated when it was captured by Bronx Zoo herpetologists. [...]
U.S. Govt. Wants to Keep 300 Pairs of Seized Manolo Blahnik Snakeskin Shoes
Feds claim the shoes were made with dog-faced water snakes, an endangered species. [...]
Skitzo The Aussie Cat Kills Red-Bellied Black Snake That Bit Her Caregiver
Skitzo killed the snake and luckily the snake didn't inject any venom. [...]
Giant Pythons In Florida
Needles, 18-foot invasive and hungry needles, in the Florida Haystack [...]
Snake Fungal Disease Formally Identified
The fungus in snake fungal disease is Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola [...]
Four Men Get Probation For Killing And Grilling Timber Rattlesnake
Officers wrote a total of 32 citations, including destroying an endangered species. [...]
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. [...]
