A new species of venomous snake has been discovered in Australia. What is now known as the Desert Whip Snake, Demansia cyanochasma, was discovered by DNA researcher James Nankivell at The University ...

Lake Livingston is one of the most stunning reservoirs in the whole Lone Star State. If you plan on going, you need to be ...

Arizona is crawling with venomous snakes, and no, that’s not just desert folklore. With more rattlesnakes than any other state — 14 species, to be exact — Arizona is the undisputed rattler capital of ...

From the archive: This story originally published in The Desert Sun in 2015. One warm early summer evening I heard a huge racket outside in the driveway. From a second story deck I looked down and ...

Mexico Tops the World With an Incredible 438 Species Mexico officially ranks first among all countries worldwide for the ...

Snake bites are most common between April and October, and immediate medical attention is crucial if bitten. The survival rate of rattlesnake bites is high with proper treatment, but avoiding snakes ...

In some of the world’s hottest and driest places, there live a few snakes that look quite different from others– they have ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DENVER (KDVR) — Most snakes in Colorado are ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — A Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel sided with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Friday to deny Endangered Species Act protections to the Tucson shovel-nosed snake, ruling ...

Scientists found a young dark-colored creature in Somaliland and discovered a new species, a study said and photo shows. Photo from Yasin Yusuf via Unsplash At first glance, the young creature caught ...

The morning sun beat down on the desert landscape of eastern Somalia, warming the rocky ground. A long, skinny creature moved easily across the dry ground — and caught the attention of scientists.