This week’s featured creature is fairly common, and it isn’t uncommon for it to venture into residential yards. And because of that, the western rat snake has probably met the business end of a shovel ...

Juvenile Black Rat snake. Courtesy of Talena Chavis. In more terrifying snake news for Georgia, it seems that some of the 46 species can climb, and this includes trees, fences, and sometimes even ...

The North American racer is one of Ohio's fastest and most aggressive snakes. While not venomous, racers can inflict a painful bite if they feel threatened. The species is divided into the black racer ...

Gray rat snakes, commonly called chicken snakes, are non-venomous and known for their climbing ability due to their unique body shape. They climb trees to hunt birds, eggs and squirrels, and to bask ...

Arkansas is home to 39 species of snakes, and six of them are venomous. Thankfully, not all of these venomous snakes inhabit Arkansas’ waterways. Of those 39 species, only about seven snakes are ...

Let’s talk about a group of reptiles that perform great services to us and the environment in terms of rodent and vermin control. Probably more than any others, these reptiles evoke emotions ranging ...