A study of more than 100 kindergarten-age children suggests kids tend to think of snakes differently than they do other animals and that hearing negative or objectifying language about the slithery ...

The language children hear about snakes may shape their fear and attitudes, but simple exposure can soften that effect.

Learn more about the impact our parents and negative language have on how we begin to think about snakes at a young age.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A snake bite can be scary, especially for a child. Being bitten by a venomous snake can cause severe tissue damage and even death. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency ...

Jamie Seymour does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

If St. Patrick's presence drove the snakes out of Ireland, surely the presence of snakes was equally responsible for attracting wide-eyed children at Edisto Gardens this week. On Wednesday, six ...

There are about 4,000 different snake species in the world today. They occupy a wide range of habitats — some dwell underground while others live high in the canopies of trees, and many spend their ...