The intriguing new species, spanning around four feet and one inch in length, was found to have a "matte black" coloring.

Blue racers are one of 18 species of snakes found in Michigan, according to the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) website. They love open forest, fields, thickets and around marshes.

On Friday, March 21, 2025, the Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum posted on social media that an Eastern massasauga rattlesnake, Michigan’s only venomous snake, had been killed.

A University of Michigan Natural Areas Specialist told MLive that it appears the snake was killed with a blunt object. The eastern massasauga rattlesnake is Michigan’s only venomous snake ...

Measuring as long as 4 feet, 8 inches, the Dendrelaphis anthracina, or coal black tree snake, was identified by scientist Fred Kraus while visiting Sudest Island (also called Vanatinai and Tagula ...

This snake, characterized by its matte black coloration and adaptability to human-inhabited areas, remains a biological mystery. The discovery highlights the region's unrecorded biodiversity ...

Scientists have discovered a new snake species following an encounter with a large black-eyed creature found ... a researcher from the University of Michigan Ann Arbor, during his visit to Misima ...