Black mambas, Africa's fastest and most feared snakes, can be a key player in tracking pollution, while at the same time ...

New research from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa (Wits University), has shown that heavy metals such as lead, arsenic, cadmium and mercury accumulate in the scales ...

Finding a snake in your backyard can be startling, but not all snakes are creatures to fear. Many species are non-venomous ...

Because of their large size, adult black rat snakes have few natural predators, such as birds of prey, coyotes, foxes, and larger snakes. Their ability to climb also helps the snake avoid conflict ...

Are Black Rat Snakes a Threat to Humans? Because of their dark appearance and size, many humans panic when seeing a black rat snake and, unfortunately, kill the animal.

The Missouri Department of Conservation said Eugene resident LeAnna Binkley was driving her son, Grady, to baseball practice in May when a black rat snake poked its head out from under the hood.

The black rat snake, named in honor of its predilection for hunting rats and mice, can grow up to 8 feet long, according to ESF.

A woman in Missouri found a black rat snake in the hood of her car while driving her son to baseball practice.