I was hiking last week along a forest trail high in the mountains — about 8,000 feet above sea level — when I saw a snake slither across the trail in front of me. Snakes have always frightened me, but ...

There are more than 40 species of snakes that are native to Florida, but only six of them are venomous. Snakes are most active in the spring and early summer months, when the weather warms up and they ...

Imagine finding a snake in your house. Not a stretch in Florida. Now imagine said snake having two heads. You might react as this woman joked on a Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute posting ...

A photo of a black Eastern racer snake in the Suwannee River section of the Florida Trail, taken January 2023. As snake bite season approaches its tail-end, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) has safety ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — In honor of July 16 being World Snake Day, here are several types of snakes found in Virginia that you might encounter on the local trails! Virginia has three types of venomous ...