Despite having a reputation for being evil, snakes are fascinating, diverse, and intelligent animals that play a vital role in maintaining the ecosystem. As of 2025, there are just over 4,100 ...

Someone once asked me if pine snakes eat pine cones. The answer is no. The name refers not to what they eat but to where many of them live, in longleaf pine forests. But someone who does not know that ...

For the last four decades, invasive Burmese python snakes have terrorized mammals and the greater ecosystem of the Everglades National Park and throughout South Florida. Now, a recent study shows what ...

Rattlesnakes are most active in the warmer months and give birth in the fall, experts say. Liz Dufour/The Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK Are you noticing more rattlesnakes? It’s baby rattlesnake season in ...