Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Iowa has 28 species of snakes, five of which are venomous. Snakes form a key part of the ecosystems they inhabit, helping to keep ...

Scientists discovered a new snake species and named it Sibon Irmelindicaprioae after Leonardo DiCaprio’s mom. Photo from Alejandro Arteaga Munching on snails and slithering along the jungle canopies ...

A smooth-scaled creature pregnant with 12 babies slithered through a wetland in a forest in Vietnam — straight into a fishing net set by nearby residents. Creatures from the net were eventually handed ...

Researchers have identified Yakacoatl tlalli as a nonvenomous, subterranean new snake species from the Balsas River basin.

The dragon snake (Xenodermus javanicus) is one of the most mysterious and visually striking reptiles, often admired for its dragon-like scales and shadowy appearance. Native to the humid forests and ...

In summer it’s not uncommon to find a snake or two curled up under your porch or around your woodpile. But there’s no need to call in the cavalry, nearly all of Pennsylvania’s 21 species of snakes are ...