In the U.S., there are roughly thirty species of venomous snakes, most of them rattlesnakes. Most people will never have a ...

Scientists have identified a new species of reed snake, Calamaria mizoramensis, in Mizoram, India. Initially collected in ...

Spain hosts 14 snake species, yet only three are venomous. Experts say fear outweighs risk, as most snakes flee humans, and ...

Scientists bought “snake liquor” in North Korea and identified its contents as the country’s first confirmed records of three venomous species of pit vipers. Photo from Getty / iStockphoto In hopes of ...

Louisiana has 48 snake species, seven of which are venomous. Lake Pontchartrain is considered the most snake-infested lake in Louisiana. Lake Maurepas, Calcasieu Lake, and Lake Claiborne are also ...

Snakes are the least understood animals on the planet. They are elusive, mostly dangerous, and experts know surprisingly ...

Scientists from Mizoram and international collaborators have discovered a new non-venomous reed snake species, *Calamaria mizoramensis*, endemic to the state. Published in *Zootaxa*, the finding corre ...

In hopes of learning more about snake diversity in North Korea, scientists bought several jars of “snake liquor” from a market in its capital city and identified the venomous snakes inside the jars.