As temperatures warm, you may find yourself out and about, wandering Texas' diverse hiking trails. While on the way to mountainous summits or climbing grassy hills, a slithering, scaly reptile could ...

Texas is home to 96 species of snakes. Of those 96, 15% are venomous. While this is a small fraction of the snake population, that is still 14 species of snakes to be on the lookout for when spending ...

Snakes often get a bad rap. While they're often misunderstood as aggressive, many experts will tell you they are not naturally hostile and don't seek to chase or attack. Instead, they are defensive ...

In Texas, wildlife is common — but snakes are one animal most don’t want to encounter. According to Texas Parks and Wildlife, snakes are present in all 254 counties in Texas. It is not unlikely to run ...

Home to over 115 different species and subspecies of snakes, Texas has the most diverse snake population of any state in the United States. Texas' warm temperatures, habitat diversity, large size, and ...

Gray-banded kingsnakes come in two different color phases: alterna and blairi. The alterna typically have thinner red-orange bands while blairi have wide red-orange bands. While blairi are found ...