Copperheads are a venomous type of snake found in Mississippi. They are often recognized by their bronze-colored skin, ...

Things can get complicated when we refer to “brown snakes.” Brown snakes can mean snakes that are colored brown. However, ...

If you’re after true Louisiana flavor, skip the polished spots and follow the roads that end near water. That’s where the ...

Six snake species in Florida can kill you, but few people have died in 20 years. Still, researchers say we need to learn more about why we get bitten.

Williams said he believes the mutation was caused by two rare occurrences, the first being a developmental anomaly where the egg cell had two nuclei instead of one. That would mean it had two sets of ...

The United States is home to a large number of snake species! As you might imagine, these snakes aren’t distributed evenly among the USA’s 50 states. Instead, some areas are more snake-infested than ...

Invasive red swamp crayfish have infiltrated a west Michigan fish hatchery, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources said Thursday. The hatchery staff found two carcasses of "unusual crayfish" ...

Louisiana is home to approximately 48 species of snakes, and seven of those species are venomous. Louisiana also is home to a diverse array of water bodies, including rivers, bayous, lakes, bays, ...

My son Hugh and I travel to West Virginia each year to visit family and have always wanted to spend a week in the Appalachian mountains of Cabin Creek to find the very rare cobalt blue crayfish that ...

While it’s the time of year when many crawfish lovers would mourn, as the season usually comes to an end, this year is different. After an epic season, a plentiful one that has been unusually extended ...

Coinciding with the arrival of Memorial Day weekend, Minnesota’s 2025 open season for black bass—largemouth and smallmouth—became general statewide; this, following a two-week catch-and-release period ...

A group of fishermen had quite a surprise when they discovered their catch of the day had something firm and seemingly whole inside its belly. Northern pike are voracious predators and will eat just ...