Often confused with the venomous coral snake, which advertises its toxicity through bright bands of color, the milk snake is ...

This confusion is understandable as our water snake is certainly an aggressive species with a nasty disposition and it does bear a superficial resemblance to the cottonmouth. The milk snake has given ...

However, pet owners feel corn snakes are more docile than milk snakes. Under stress, a corn snake is less likely to act out.

This iconic snake, with its bulbous head and red, yellow, and black bands, is famous as much for its potent venom as for the many rhymes—"Red and yellow, kill a fellow; red and black ...

A joint threat assessment was launched by the sheriff's office and school district after a "serious incident" occurred at Yearling Middle School on Sept. 26. A chat group was discovered with ...

Snakes can grow to colossal sizes, although some reports have long been exaggerated. The largest snakes in the world belong to the python and boa families. Which family contains the biggest depends on ...

As with the eels that the snakes prey on, the paralysis of any muscles involved in breathing or swallowing may be fatal. In the case of serious bites, sea snake antivenom can be administered.

offers “Snake Yoga,” where participants not only handle a live ball python, but let it slither across their body At LXRYOGA, the owners have pet snakes that are incorporated into the class ...

When water isn’t draining as quickly as it should—or, worse, isn’t draining at all—DIY-savvy folks reach for a drain snake. Also called a plumbing snake or drain auger, this handy tool is ...

Raw’ milk denotes milk that hasn’t undergone pasteurisation, and thus shouldn’t be consumed by pregnant women, young children and those with compromised immune systems. Semi-skimmed and ...

Over time their venoms have evolved to do specific jobs in the animals they envenomate. Discover what snake venom does, why some snake species have incredibly potent venom, and why speed is so ...