The public’s assistance is requested by the Wildlife Center of Virginia in naming a non-releasable Eastern Ratsnake. The snake, admitted to the center in December 2021, is joining the ranks of the ...

California will have an official state snake in 2026. A new law that takes effect in January makes the giant garter snake (Thamnophis gigas) the official state snake. The species is native to ...

Snakes may not be known for wagging tails or greeting their owners at the door, but some species are thought to be ...

Kingsnakes, the number 8 on our list of most common non-poisonous snake species in the world are widely distributed and one of the most common non-poisonous snakes in North America. Kingsnakes count ...

There are 18 species of snake found in Michigan and only one of them is venomous. The Eastern massasauga rattlesnake is Michigan’s only venomous snake. They are shy and try to avoid humans whenever ...

What Minnesotan animal walks on its ribs, smells with its tongue, and can go six months without eating? Amazingly, our snakes can do all of those things. That’s partly why Sammie Peterson will be ...