Arizona has 13 species of rattlesnakes and one coral snake species. Snakes are most active from March to October. Rattlesnakes have distinct features like a triangular head and vertical pupils.

Arizona is home to dozens of snake species, including venomous varieties such as rattlesnakes and coral snakes. But many snakes in Arizona are nonvenomous, meaning they pose little threat to people or ...

PHOENIX (AP) — A snake historically found in most Arizona watersheds but not seen along the Colorado River for more than 100 years has turned up again. Biologist Michael Lester discovered a northern ...

When you look for a lake holiday, Arizona may not immediately spring to mind. The state is better known for sprawling forests of cacti, four distinct desert regions, and gateways to the North and ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — A Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel sided with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Friday to deny Endangered Species Act protections to the Tucson shovel-nosed snake, ruling ...

PHOENIX — The Phoenix Zoo, along with several conservation partners released 25 threatened garter snakes into the Tonto National Forest on Sept. 13. The garter snakes’ release by the Phoenix Zoo was ...

A professional snake catcher searched a woman’s garage for this rattlesnake, only to see if fall from the ceiling. Rattlesnake Solutions photo Rattlesnakes are notoriously unpredictable, but even ...

Rattlesnakes reign supreme in the American Southwest, right? Not if you ask the California kingsnake, a nonvenomous constrictor snake notorious for eating other snakes (including venomous rattlesnakes ...

Arizona is crawling with venomous snakes, and no, that’s not just desert folklore. With more rattlesnakes than any other state — 14 species, to be exact — Arizona is the undisputed rattler capital of ...