I find snakes to be among the most fascinating nonhuman animals (animals) with whom I have fairly regular contact and I try as hard as I can not to let fear intrude into my attitudes about these ...

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. People are funny about snakes. I remember being taught the rhyme, “Red touches black, you’re okay ...

“Trust me — The Snake lives up to its name.” Fox is calling The Snake a “social survival of the fittest” competition. It will feature 15 players who work in “various persuasive ...

Few creatures fill people with as much as dread and fear as spiders and snakes. In fact, many people develop an extreme, overwhelming fear of snakes (arachnophobia) or spiders (ophidiophobia), and ...

Every spring, Narcisse in Manitoba witnesses a unique event. Around 75,000 to 150,000 red-sided garter snakes gather for mating. This is the world's largest snake aggregation. Conservation efforts ...

Fox has picked up the competition series “The Snake,” with comedian Jim Jefferies onboard to host. The series will air on Fox this summer and stream next day on Hulu. An exact premiere date ...

Herpetologist Fred Kraus discovered a new arboreal snake species, Dendrelaphis atra, on Misima Island in Papua New Guinea. This snake, characterized by its matte black coloration and adaptability ...

Even if you are a fan of reptiles, finding a snake when you are down on your hands and knees weeding can be startling. I let out a shriek myself until my thinking brain answers the question Dorothy ...

Snakes demonstrated their climbing prowess, scaling fences and even houses, driven by the pursuit of food or shelter. Meanwhile, invasive species like pythons emerged in unexpected suburban ...

Shorter version: Fox is doing its take on The Traitors. The network’s show is called The Snake, and like its titular animal it contains a number of twists and turns (more on that in a couple of ...

During my childhood in the Midwest, I briefly possessed—with my parents’ hesitant blessings—an Eastern milk snake as a pet. One day, the snake escaped from its terrarium in the garage.