Listed as endangered since 1967, San Francisco garter snakes are found only on the Peninsula and in northern Santa Cruz ...

Snakes are found all over the United States, even in Lakes. What are the most snake infested lakes in the United States?

Occasionally, you may see garden snakes out sunning themselves on nice winter days if there’s been a stretch of warm-ish days. But they’re not out hunting and will head back to their hiding places in ...

Garter snakes can survive being frozen solid for hours. Here’s how evolution, biochemistry and behavior have allowed them to ...

Pythons can tolerate saltwater and freshwater and have been observed swimming in Florida Bay and Biscayne Bay.

The NAACP announced the full list of “57th Awards” nominees Monday, with Cynthia Erivo, Doechii, Kendrick Lamar, Michael B.

In the last two years, National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek traversed the Chinese countryside, marched along the Korean Demilitarized Zone and fended off grizzly bears in Alaska. Now, his ...

Climate change is speeding the spread of global pathogens. Can an early-warning system for animal viruses help stop pandemics before they start? During an expedition to the Southern Ocean, microbial ...

Hundreds of cats, from purebreds to rescues, competed for glory at the world's largest cat show in Cleveland, Ohio. A cat owner from Mithra Cattery gives her Persian cat a massage after a long day at ...

Selecting the best travel images from a year’s worth of fantastic photography is quite a challenge when the photographers have travelled to all corners of the world to document features for National ...

In the Canadian Rockies, a cowgirl-powered ranch takes riders into the heart of the Banff National Park, retracing a tangle of backcountry trails first roamed by Indigenous guides and early pioneers.

Beneath the cliffs of western Colorado, a billion years of geologic history unfolds—and a century-old dream of accessibility still shapes the land. Located near Grand Junction, Colorado, the Colorado ...