The Golden State has added an official shrub and snake, both selected for how they embody California’s natural resilience.

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA -- Residents are still in shock after finding a rare and highly venomous snake on a beach in Orange County, California. Members of the Surfrider Foundation were cleaning up Bolsa ...

The giant garter snake is now California’s official state snake. Discover its unique traits and habitat challenges.

California is home to 50 different species of snakes — including seven species of rattlesnakes, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. If that makes your skin crawl, you’re not ...

Sacramento County officials are weighing a wave of development proposals that could turn thousands of acres of rice fields ...

When President Trump deployed National Guard in California in response to street protests and riots over immigration enforcement, it was a rare step for a president but not an unprecedented one. And ...

A California king snake is turning heads with its heads. On March 26, the East Bay Vivarium in Berkeley, Calif., announced that it had recently hatched a two-headed snake. "Announcing our two-headed ...