Officials are urging “understanding” over “fear” after a federally protected snake was recently found killed at the Matthaei ...

An eastern massasauga rattlesnake, a protected species, was recently killed at the U-M Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum.

According to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR), snakes are most active from April to October, but ...

Eilís Quinn is an award-winning journalist and manages Radio Canada International’s Eye on the Arctic news cooperation project. Eilís has reported from the Arctic regions of all eight ...

Some nonvenomous snakes, such as rat snakes ... way to know whether a snake is venomous is to know those that are common in your area and be able to identify them. Six venomous snakes are found in ...

“The red-bellied black ranks way down the list so it’s not as dangerous as the eastern brown snake,” he said late last year. “They won’t come out and chase you and bite you or anything ...

Black Racer Snake or Schrenck’s rat snake (Elaphe schrenckii) lying on a branch in their natural habitat. Length of about 170 cm. Rat snakes are a common non-venomous snake in many parts of the world.

Businesses say the rat problem in the bandstand area became worse when the Ocean Room venue closed in March last year. But the council said that the rats are not living in the former nightclub ...