(WTNH) — Finding a snake in your yard may be a bit alarming, but not all snakes are dangerous — and don’t need to be killed. There are 14 different snake species that roam Connecticut, yet one is ...

Newly emerged in early May, an eastern milk snake, dressed in a spectacular pattern of gray, black and rust, stretched its 4-foot body across the limestone ledge in the early morning sun, basking for ...

Every year, 5.4 million people are bitten by snakes. While not all of these snakes are venomous, nearly half are. Of the 2.7 million people poisoned by venomous snake bites each year, between 81,000 ...

The slide show has a photo of each snake that calls Alabama home. The caption info under each photo offers a physical description of the snake, the habitat they prefer, and what they eat. Keep in mind ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Of the six species of snakes found on Staten Island, only the eastern milk snake dispatches its prey by constriction. The other five native snakes use the simple grab-and-hold ...

Black rat snakes and eastern milk snakes are attractive, nonpoisonous and related species that are common in Lancaster County and much of the eastern United States. They mostly seek shelter in ...

There are 18 species of snake found in Michigan and only one of them is venomous. The Eastern massasauga rattlesnake is Michigan’s only venomous snake. They are shy and try to avoid humans whenever ...