This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Snakes as pets tend to attract a certain kind of owner. Maybe it’s the quiet. Maybe it’s the fact that they don’t ...

At spring festivals like the 80th annual Waynoka Rattlesnake Hunt, one of Oklahoma's most unique traditions lives on.

As temperatures warm up and summer days approach, snakes are emerging from their dens after sheltering from the cold winter months across North Texas. If a snake has bitten you, here is what the CDC ...

When merrymakers gather in the streets of Dublin for Ireland’s annual National St. Patrick’s Day Parade, one green-clad group won’t be there: snakes. Saint Patrick, a fifth-century missionary from ...

Like most North American viperids, copperheads prefer to avoid humans and, when given the opportunity, will leave an area of humans without incident, according to the National Park Service. Picasa ...

What started as a routine walk on Monday along one of Atlanta's busiest trails quickly turned into something out of a movie. Joseph Ragland says he and his friends were heading back from dinner near ...

HARLINGEN, Texas (Border Report) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection says it confiscated 39 live python snakes hidden in a vehicle attempting to cross into Mexico from Laredo, Texas. The pythons were ...