(WJW) — Two parents were taken into custody earlier this month after a 4-year-old boy shot himself in Alabama, leading to an investigation that revealed a home full of snakes and a crocodile.

“The more educated you are, the less fear you have,” Jason Compton, the founder of snake identification app SnakeSnap, told NBC affiliate WESH. There are four venomous species of snakes in the ...

“Not only do I get to attend my first-ever Indy 500, I’ll do it in style as the grand marshal of the legendary Indy 500 Coors Light Snake Pit.” During his nine-year run with the ...

FLORENCE, S.C. (WBTW) — This is the time of year when snake activity starts to peak, according to herpetologists. Spring marks the start of when it becomes common to see snakes in South Carolina ...

“They found their mother with the serpent enwrapped around her, and her head inside the snake’s mouth,” explained ... the villagers cut the snake open and discovered Siriati’s lifeless ...

Her video zoomed in on the snake that had rough, ridge-covered scales, which can look like a venomous cottonmouth. She wrote,"The reason Why I don't float the river in New Braunfels." However ...

Like other gourds, the snake gourd is a member of the pumpkin family (Cucurbitaceae ... Finally, when the first flower bud began to open in the early evening, I noticed that something strange was ...

Its tail is very long and appears delicate. Like other vine snakes, Oxybelis fulgidus’ head is pointy and has a large mouth that extends almost the whole length of the head. It keeps its long and ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — As the weather is getting warmer in Eastern North Carolina, people are starting to see more copperhead snakes. “Copperheads are a venomous snake. They’re common in ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — As the weather is getting warmer in Eastern North Carolina, people are starting to see more copperhead snakes. “Copperheads are a venomous snake. They’re common in ...

FLORENCE — YouTube is full of videos showcasing how to safely handle venomous snakes. Reptile owners employ tools like snake hooks and tongs while encouraging viewers to wear long pants ...