The Center for Biological Diversity is suing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to decide whether to protect an ...

Tucked away in McCreary County, Eagle Falls stands as Kentucky’s answer to those fancy international destinations that charge ...

Occasionally, you may see garden snakes out sunning themselves on nice winter days if there’s been a stretch of warm-ish days. But they’re not out hunting and will head back to their hiding places in ...

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

What makes Eagle Falls truly special is its vantage point – from certain angles, you can see Cumberland Falls (known as the ...

Picture an animal that huddles up with others when stressed, babysits its young, hangs out around relatives, and gathers in big groups every year. Did you imagine a rattlesnake? For a long time, ...

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A new species of wolf snake was discovered from the Great Nicobar Islands, India. Researchers R. S. Naveen and S. R. Chandramouli of the Pondicherry University, Zeeshan A. Mirza of the Max Planck ...

A University of Florida study found that snake bites in the state are an understudied but avoidable risk. Most venomous snake bites in Florida occurred when people, primarily men, intentionally ...

A team of researchers with the University of Kentucky is contributing to a nationwide effort to understand a fungal disease impacting native snake species. Ophidiomycosis, or snake fungal disease (SFD ...

A female copperhead was captured, processed, and later released as part of an ongoing study on the impact of snake fungal disease on Kentucky's native snakes. A team of researchers with the University ...

Over 100 videos of venomous snake strikes reveal three different types of attacks, with some biting down several times "to prolong the venom flow into their prey." When you purchase through links on ...