Yellowstone National Park is home to 11 species of reptiles and amphibians. Snakes make up nearly half of that number, with ...

Characteristics: Bullsnakes, sometimes called gopher snakes because they can burrow underground, are among the largest species of snake in Iowa, from 3 to 6 feet in length, with the longest on ...

SPOKANE, Wash. – A man was bitten by a gopher snake on the Centennial Trail after stepping on it.

In Hawaii, a gopher snake could threaten the food chain because the species has no natural predators in the state. If the snake was allowed to wriggle freely through Hawaii, it could also put some ...