How big they are: Can range from 4 inches (10 centimeters) to over 30 feet (9 meters) There are about 4,000 different snake species in the world today. They occupy a wide range of habitats — some ...

Ophidiophobia (the phobia of snakes) is one of the more common phobias psychologists treat today. Some researchers posit that this is an evolutionary response and that humans are wary of snakes ...

The world of snakes is equal parts fascinating and fear-inducing. Some folks keep them as scaly companions, while others would sprint in the opposite direction at the mere hint of a slither. Love them ...

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 ...

Two New Mexico river snake species nearing extinction were the subject of a lawsuit filed by a conservation group challenging reductions in habitat land set aside by the federal government for both ...

On Nov. 1, in a residential area of Bangladesh’s bustling capital city, Dhaka, the NGO Bangladesh Animal Welfare Association ...

There are about 4,000 different snake species in the world today. They occupy a wide range of habitats — some dwell underground while others live high in the canopies of trees, and many spend their ...

Snakes "smell" with their forked tongues, collecting scent particles to analyze with their Jacobson's organ. Snakes don't have external ears. They sense vibrations through their jawbone and inner ear.