Also known as the black rat snake or chicken snake ... long and is a strong swimmer that prefers to eat aquatic fauna like fish and amphibians. Even though it is often mistaken with poisonous ...

(KNOE) - We’re highlighting black rat snakes in today’s Zoo ... so they squeeze their prey to eat it. “This guy is the largest snake in North America,” says Taylor.

The Bearded Dragon “eats a variety of roaches, crickets and various vegetables,” said Ozerol. “In this air conditioned room, he gets cold.” Skippy the Black Rat Snake “is actually our ...

More than 15,000 people are expected to attend VegFest, the annual celebration of all things vegan, this weekend in Buchanan ...

While Bay Area hikers may be excited to see many forms of wildlife, they’ll want to avoid the Northern Pacific Rattlesnake, and should know how to spot them and react to them safely.

Many creatures have imprinted on our hearts — and even a city sidewalk — for making their homes near ours. Here’s a look back at some of Chicago’s well-loved animals.

We were eating turkey sandwiches at his kitchen table one afternoon earlier this year when Hiaasen told me about Rocky I and Rocky II, the pet raccoons he kept in the 1970s. Raccoons, he told me, ...

Julie Watson In last month’s column (April Showers bring Vernal Pools) we talked a lot about Ohio’s native amphibians (frogs, toads, and salamanders). This month I want to talk about Ohio’s ...

A Cypress woman was notified by her Ring doorbell camera about motion by her front door. Here's what she saw when she took a ...

Cypress resident Anna said she was shocked when she got a motion alert from the doorbell and saw a wild chicken snake slithering down the wall.