Corrections and clarifications: This story has been updated to refer to 'venomous' snakes, which inject via a bite or sting. If you live in the central or eastern United States, you might see more ...

When the sun lights up the sky and the summer season arrives in all its glory, the rattle of snakes is heard in the backyards around abodes. From March or April through October, snakes slither out ...

Blind snakes, often mistaken for earthworms, are small, burrowing reptiles with unique adaptations for underground life. They possess smooth scales, vestigial eyes, and a diet of ants and termites.