S ome snakes are well-known for injecting prey with venom from their fangs. What’s less well known is that they produce toxic ...

Some readers of this column have complimented my topics but have also stated: “I don’t like when you print pictures of snakes ...

A coiled snake, the diameter of a fedora ... They shed their skin for the first time, then may start following the trails of small animals such as mice and shrews, using a scent-detecting organ ...

Sightings are most common at Badger Mountain, with its popular trail system drawing 100,000 visits a year, but rattlesnake bites have been rare. A coiled rattlesnake flicks its tongue into the air ...

The males spend their time in cooler woodland areas. They feed on small animals like birds, frogs and other snakes, too. A bite from a timber rattlesnake can be serious, but if there is good news ...