A viral video showing a man chasing and apparently trying to kick a snake has sparked mixed reactions online. While many ...

In popular imagination, cannibalism in animals sounds like an extreme exception. For snakes, though, researchers say it may ...

Watching a snake poop may not be everyone’s idea of fun, but it can tell us a lot about snake digestion, which is a fascinating subject. In this extraordinary Instagram post, a snake is taking a poop, ...

A new study from the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum in Lincoln Park found toxins from polluted soil and fungal infections are ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. A herpetologist reveals the shocking discovery of one of ...

The inland taipan is widely regarded as the most venomous snake on Earth. Here’s how life in the Australian outback shaped ...

It’s a snake-eat-snake world out there, and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources has the photos to prove it. Those squeamish photos show a burly, 4-foot-long eastern indigo snake that had eaten ...

Arizona coral snakes are venomous but not aggressive. Although the venom is neurotoxic, no deaths from Arizona coral snake bites have been recorded. Sonoran Mountain kingsnakes look like coral snakes ...

Learn which snakes live in Central Texas, how to identify them and what to do if you encounter one outdoors.

Reptile Relocation Sydney discovered 102 venomous red-bellied black snakes living in a mulch pile in a suburban backyard Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...