Snakes love warm summer days. As reptiles, their body temperature mirrors air temperature. That’s why snakes are most active this time of year. It’s also why snake complaints peak in July and August.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Of the six species of snakes found on Staten Island, only the eastern milk snake dispatches its prey by constriction. The other five native snakes use the simple grab-and-hold ...

A nonnative Central American milk snake (Lampropeltis abnorma) that was removed from Mahogany Hammock Trail in Everglades National Park by USGS scientists this week. The snake is thought to be a ...

An Eastern Milk Snake coils its body into ’strike’ position to deliver a bite. A snake will strike for various reasons, but usually to attack prey or defend itself. tom venesky/for the times leader ...

Some people keep them as pets, and others turn away screaming just at the sight of one. Snakes are slithering reptiles found almost everywhere in the world, including your backyard. New Jersey is home ...