Hognose snakes are not among the world's largest snakes, but their upturned snouts make them unmistakable to identify.

Charles “Chuck” Annicelli, a Connecticut herpetologist who specializes in reptiles and amphibians, has traveled the world ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Science splits the iconic king cobra into four distinct ...

A small fossil snake may hold outsized clues about snake evolution, behavior, and an ancient ecosystem that looked nothing ...

There is a surprisingly wide variety of snakes in Japan, with over 40 species in total that inhabit the country’s many ...

The state of Florida is home to six types of venomous snakes, and they're starting to get active as temperatures warm, state ...

Mass. has 14 species of snake. Which ones are on Cape Cod? Did you know Nantucket doesn't have some species that are ...

Scientists have identified the genetic changes that helped tree-dwelling snakes to evolve longer tails across multiple ...

We’re talking snakes and in Ohio, there are four main snakes trying to take a dip: the common water snake, copper-bellied ...