CHATHAM — Snakes alive! They slither, they slide and they may strike fear into your heart. But did you know that snakes are important parts of our ecosystems? Join CLC and biologist Tom Tyning to ...

World Snake Day is a popular event at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, and the museum will be hosting it again this week. "People can see and touch live snakes and learn how to distinguish ...

Snakes can't throw up. The serpents have no gag reflex, so if a bit of food gets stuck in their throat, they can suffocate and die, Kathie Brennan explained to a group of children and their parents ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As Michigan's weather warms up in the coming days, some of its cold-blooded residents will be slithering out of their winter ...

During my childhood in the Midwest, I briefly possessed—with my parents’ hesitant blessings—an Eastern milk snake as a pet. One day, the snake escaped from its terrarium in the garage. It didn’t try ...

A new research project is working to help us better understand snakes, using new technology. Their slithery and elusive behaviors have traditionally made them hard to study in nature. Some people are ...

Mercer Arboretum officials want people to know snakes need not be feared. "We want to educate the public about snakes because they are a misunderstood part of our environment," said Greg Harmison, ...

This year, 2013, is The Year of the Snake. Join Cindy King with “Animal Show on the Go’ at the Trumbull Nature and Arts Center, 7115 Main St., Trumbull, on Saturday, Aug. 24, from 10-11 a.m., to learn ...

Spring season means warmer weather and increase in wildlife species including snake sightings, experts say. Georgia is home to about 47 species of snakes, according to the Georgia Department of ...

Now that the desert has warmed back up, people need to watch their step to avoid encounters with snakes. But those who actually want to get close to the slithering reptiles can attend the weekly ...