The East Bay Vivarium says that both heads can control the body of the snake, but one of the heads is more dominant Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013 ...

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 ...

Kingsnakes are nonvenomous reptiles found across North America, renowned for their striking patterns and ability to prey on venomous snakes like rattlesnakes, to which they are immune. These adaptable ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Journal Information Copeia is an internationally respected, widely-cited quarterly that publishes original research on fishes, amphibians and reptiles, ...

The southeastern United States is home to two very impressive snakes—the kingsnake, and the cottonmouth. Both species live around sources of water, and both have heavy bodies, but that’s about where ...

Ophiophagy, the practice of snakes eating other snakes, serves as a survival strategy for certain species like the King Cobra and Eastern Kingsnake. These snakes reduce competition and ensure a steady ...

Kingsnakes are known for eating other snakes – including venomous species. ©Radiant Reptilia/Shutterstock.com Kingsnakes are a group of New World snakes that can be found in almost every environment ...

Happy Mystery Monday! Can you guess what is pictured in photo #1? The answer to last week’s mystery is the Eastern kingsnake, Lampropeltis getula, pictured in photo #2. The Eastern kingsnake is a ...