The United States is home to many snake species. While most are harmless, some can be very dangerous to humans. Knowing which ...

There are multiple black snake species, and some of these go after rodents and other critters for food, while others will ...

Rattlesnakes are famous in the wild, but they’re often misunderstood. Most people only know them for their rattling sound or ...

The child was bitten by a copperhead snake while playing near a sandbox in North Carolina Latoya Gayle joined PEOPLE as an Associate Editor in 2024. Her work has previously appeared in The U.S. Sun, ...

Alabama's lands are crawling with 49 species of snakes. Six are venomous, and the rest won't bother you. One snake stands out, not for its bite, but for its size. What is the longest snake in the ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed listing the southern hognose snake as a threatened species. Habitat loss, road mortality, and non-native species are the primary threats to the snake's ...

People living in Arizona have more in common with our slithery neighbors than we realize. Not only can both snakes and people handle the heat, we also often seek out bodies of water to cool down in ...