June 16 (UPI) --Summer is finally here, and humans aren't the only ones enjoying the warm weather -- snakes are slithering out of their dens in search of food, mates and, in some cases, mischief.

Copperhead snakes, common in North America, are being sighted in South Carolina. While copperheads are venomous, their bites are rarely fatal, and they typically only strike when threatened.

You're hiking down a trail. It's a trail not only through lush forests, but over mountains, too. A journey into a wonderous land whose flora and fauna are plentiful. There's a signpost up ahead: ...

Around the globe, when humans come into contact with snakes, the first instinct is often to kill them — regardless of the ecological impact. Why it matters: Arizona is the natural habitat for dozens ...

Scientists have described a particular movement observed mostly in young, teenaged anacondas, called an S-start. A mathematical framework shows that young anacondas, as opposed to babies and adults, ...

Fans of The Walking Dead will enjoy discovering a snake behaving like the slithering dead with its strange post-hibernation zombie ways. The weird snake doesn’t rise from the dead – but its portrayal ...

Oct. 2 (UPI) --A curious customer slithered through the drive-through of an In-N-Out Burger in Southern California, prompting a surprise snake rescue by fast food staff. Pasadena Humane said in a ...

This ancient, leg-bearing snake is rewriting the story of how serpents slithered, and sometimes walked, their way through evolutionary history.

Parts of the Cascades have been blanketed with over a foot of snow in the past 24 hours, but more snow means more risk of injury. Mallory Barbour murder solved after investigation leads to arrest of ...