You've probably heard stories about venomous snakes, maybe even shivered at the thought of encountering one. The king cobra ...

Cottonmouths (Agkistrodon piscivorus), or water moccasins, are venomous snakes found in the southeastern United States. They're called cottonmouths because the insides of their mouths, which they ...

How big they are: Can range from 4 inches (10 centimeters) to over 30 feet (9 meters) There are about 4,000 different snake species in the world today. They occupy a wide range of habitats — some ...

It’s snake season in North Carolina, so it’s a good time to bust (or confirm) some popular myths about venomous snakes. We put together a list of commonly believed facts about snakes — particularly, ...

You know the saying: “red touches black, venom lack; red touches yellow, kill a fellow.” Well, it’s a little more complicated than that. Georgia has one of the most biodiverse landscapes for snakes, ...

Ophidiophobia (the phobia of snakes) is one of the more common phobias psychologists treat today. Some researchers posit that this is an evolutionary response and that humans are wary of snakes ...

We usually start reminding readers about copperhead snakes, North Carolina’s most common venomous snake, in early summer. But the copperhead doesn’t wait for summer. It gets out and about at the first ...

Amid the sad news of Ifunanya Nwangene's death, explore the deadliest snakes in Nigeria and Africa, including species ...

Two pygmy rattlesnakes slither around in their habitat at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh. File photo It’s snake season in North Carolina, so it’s a good time to bust (or confirm) some ...