Spotting a snake in your garden can be surprising, but it’s usually no reason to panic. Many regions around the world are home to harmless, non-venomous snakes that prefer to avoid humans and instead ...

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has challenged social media followers to spot a slithering snake lurking in the grass. The government department issued a challenge on its Facebook page to ...

Started in 2019 by citizen scientists in the United Kingdom, the call for homeowners to abstain from mowing their lawns during the month has spread to other countries, including the U.S. If you’re ...

Guess which snake species you’re most likely to encounter in the Inland Northwest? Hint: It’s not the western rattlesnake. Not even close. Chances are, you called it a “garden snake” when you were a ...

The snakes, which average 17 to 20 inches long, once inhabited most of the midwest and northeast. According to the Status Assessment for the Eastern Massasauga published by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...

A python slithering in the grass - Melissa Ross/Getty Images Seeing a snake in the yard is unsettling, despite their beneficial role in the environment, which includes effective rodent control. While ...

With Memorial Day now behind us and as we head deeper into the spring, you’ll find our fields and forests flourishing with new life as wild critters all across the countryside are raising their next ...

If you love spending time in your garden, a slithering visitor is probably the last thing you want to come across. Yet, ...

A man’s encounter with an aggressive snake under a Tacoma bridge recently might have you wondering what snake species call Washington home and how many of them are venomous. Eight species of snakes ...