Cottonmouths (Agkistrodon piscivorus), or water moccasins, are venomous snakes found in the southeastern United States. They're called cottonmouths because the insides of their mouths, which they ...

How big they are: Can range from 4 inches (10 centimeters) to over 30 feet (9 meters) There are about 4,000 different snake species in the world today. They occupy a wide range of habitats — some ...

Snakes are known for being solitary reptiles, but they do not always hang solo. In colder climates, when winter temperatures set in, snakes seek each other out for warmth. These snake gatherings can ...

Contrary to popular belief, not all snakes lay eggs. Several species, including the green anaconda and common boa constrictor ...

Ophidiophobia (the phobia of snakes) is one of the more common phobias psychologists treat today. Some researchers posit that this is an evolutionary response and that humans are wary of snakes ...

It’s snake season in North Carolina, so it’s a good time to bust (or confirm) some popular myths about venomous snakes. We put together a list of commonly believed facts about snakes — particularly, ...

Gopher snakes are muscular, long serpents that can be intimidating because of their size; however, but there’s little to fear because they are nonvenomous. In fact, they are important to keeping the ...

Snake, how do you feel when you hear the term? Fear is the most common answer. Snake is the sleek, most mysterious and maybe ...

What are the most common myth about snake bites that you want us to know? The most common myth that was disproved to me years ago is the concept that a smaller snake can’t control its venom so their ...

I remember the first time I stepped over a snake. Mid-stride, the round rock below me moved. It wasn’t a rock, but a coiled-up rattler. Yikes! Colorado is full of snakes, as well as snake myths.