The Lowcountry is home to 38 snake species and six of them are venomous.

It will come to no AL.com reader’s surprise that Alabama is home to almost 50 snake species. After all, Alabama is the ...

Snakes have adapted to climb trees, leap across hot sand, and even swim through water — all without arms or legs. What’s their secret? Mike Bock This corn snake, shown here at the Smithsonian's ...

These silent predators can be found in nearly every corner of the planet, from dense forests and open fields to underground ...

Of the more than 3,000 species of snakes in the world today, around 70 have adapted from living entirely on land to thriving in aquatic environments, and some can even do both. Snakes are fascinating ...

People have developed all kinds of quick gimmicks, nursery rhymes and old wives’ tales in trying to create an easy way to figure out whether a snake can harm you. Some of them work, some of the time.