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

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

Eastern Rat Snake in Shrub “The photinia on our porch had a robin’s nest in it for several weeks. One day, we noticed a 6-foot-long black snake on the trunk eating all the eggs. Is there a way ...

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 ...

Learn about venomous and non-venomous snakes in North Texas, including tips for identifying them, safety, and prevention from wildlife control experts.

A young Texas rat snake. The Texas rat snake is fairly common in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. It can be up to five feet long, but is not venomous and is harmless to humans. Due to the warm summer ...

It’s officially summer and fall is closing in - and that means anytime is picnic time. Grab a blanket, a picnic basket and ...

The rules of the Louisiana Nutria Rodeo are simple: From the strike of midnight on a Friday morning in February, your kill crew has forty hours to shoot as many swamp rats as possible. You can hunt in ...