Snakes, often feared, are vital for ecological balance, controlling rodent populations that spread disease and destroying ...

In winter, when the temperature drops below 60, copperheads and other snake become lethargic, but aren’t totally asleep.

North Carolina is a state full of biodiversity, and snakes are no exception. Its diverse environments, from the mountains in ...

Six snake species in Florida can kill you, but few people have died in 20 years. Still, researchers say we need to learn more ...

A Texas teacher is accused of telling students that she fed an "ailing" kitten to a snake at school in a complaint filed to PETA The unnamed educator at Alvord High School was investigated by the ...

A high school teacher in Wise County fed a live but sick kitten to a snake in her classroom, the district acknowledged Friday, though not in front of her students. Alvord ISD Superintendent Randy ...

Two of the four kittens a science teacher brought to Alvord High School, where she fed one live kitten to a snake, according to school officials. PETA A North Texas high school teacher fed an “ailing” ...

An Alvord ISD teacher apologized to students after feeding a kitten to a snake kept in their classroom. Alvord ISD Superintendent Randy Brown said district officials received a report on Sept. 3 from ...

Georgia Wildlife says this state has the highest biodiversity of snakes in the U.S. with 47 species of which seven are venomous. But what's the story on the biggest and whether or not it poses a ...

Charlie has an undergraduate degree in Forensic Psychology and writes on topics from zoology and psychology to herpetology.View full profile Charlie has an undergraduate degree in Forensic Psychology ...