Snakes have been demonized and feared almost since humans first encountered them. A plethora of legend and lore has grown up around the reptiles, much of it of a rather frightening variety. While ...

It’s snake season in North Carolina, so it’s a good time to bust (or confirm) some popular myths about venomous snakes. We put together a list of commonly believed facts about snakes — particularly, ...

It’s snake season in North Carolina, so it’s a good time to bust (or confirm) some popular myths about venomous snakes. We put together a list of commonly believed facts about snakes — particularly, ...

Last fall, the Tony Award-winning playwright and director Mary Zimmerman took her theater piece “The White Snake” back to the place where its central legend was born: China’s Zhejiang Province. There, ...

It’s that time of year again, when snakes are spotted in driveways, yards and wooded areas around metro Atlanta. Jason Clark of Southeastern Reptile Rescue in Griffin said the warmer weather and heavy ...

With warmer weather and more outdoor activities comes the increase in snake sightings in North Carolina. There are nearly 40 species of snakes in the state with one of the most common being the ...

ATLANTA — It's snake season in Georgia and if you're outside, sooner or later, you're likely to see one slither by you. But with 46 different kinds of snakes here, how do you know which ones you need ...

High-speed cameras have finally debunked a long-held myth: That venomous vipers such as rattlesnakes have much faster strikes than nonvenomous snakes. In some cases, harmless snakes actually have ...

Two pygmy rattlesnakes slither around in their habitat at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh. File photo It’s snake season in North Carolina, so it’s a good time to bust (or confirm) some ...