Anchorage Animal Care and Control usually responds to reports of stray dogs and cats. On September 5th, however, reports came ...

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 ...