TUCSON, Ariz.— In response to a petition and two lawsuits from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that the Mexican garter snake warrants protection ...

A yellow-and-olive striped garter snake subspecies that once frequented Southern Arizona rivers and streams is in bad enough shape that it could disappear from the United States within a ...

Editor’s note: Last month, the Department of Natural Resources reported 60 endangered and 60 threatened species in Michigan. This week, in honor of Earth Day, we will share the stories of some of ...

A small garter snake whose protected status has delayed construction projects in Wisconsin was expected to come off the state’s endangered or threatened species list, according to the Department of ...

CHICAGO— Conservation groups formally notified the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today of their intent to sue over a 2017 decision to deny the Kirtland’s snake protection under the Endangered Species ...

Oh, I love questions like this! You see, had I not become the Knower of All Things Gearly, I would surely have made a career as a herpetologist, aka Knower of All Things Reptilian (and Amphibian). The ...

WASHINGTON (CN) - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed listing the black pinesnake as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act due to destruction of its longleaf pine habitat. The ...

The eastern massasauga rattlesnake, Michigan's lone venomous viper, is the scariest snake you've probably never seen — except in pictures, perhaps. But the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing ...

The population of a seldom-seen snake native to the Tucson area is thin enough to make it an endangered species, but it won't be protected as one - at least for now. The Tucson shovel-nosed snake - ...

Birds are noticeably more active in warmer weather, leading to the following questions. Q:Goldfinches around our yard are changing color. I know that the males will soon become bright yellow. Does the ...