Bite severity: Much more severe than bites from copperheads and cottonmouths, all rattlesnake bites are considered medical ...

Six venomous snake species reside in South Carolina, with the copperhead being the most common. Timber rattlesnakes are rare and inhabit mountainous regions, while cottonmouths prefer watery ...

Did you know that there are over 3,000 different species of centipedes, and scientists believe that there could be 5,000+ ...

Like its name suggests, this snake is greenish-brown in color with round ... of the body is usually a lighter yellow or tan shade. Just like its other anaconda brethren, the Bolivian anaconda is a ...

The Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake is a federally threatened species that prefers wetter habitats like edges of lakes, marshy grasslands, and forested swamplands. They can also be found in dry ...

Eastern milk snake. Image via Will Brown, CC BY 2.0 https ... which mimic the venomous coral snake. The popular rhyme for identifying the difference between milk and coral snakes is as follows: Red to ...

That’s Killens Pond State Park in Felton, Delaware – a 1,000-acre paradise hiding in plain sight that somehow remains one of ...

False Cape State Park in Virginia Beach offers the rare modern miracle: a beach without crowds, without noise, and without a ...

The most venomous snakes in Arizona include rattlesnakes, sidewinders and coral snakes. Here's where they live and how to ...

Arizona is crawling with venomous ... snakes are small but distinctive, according to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson: They have bright red and black bands separated by narrower yellow ...