The cottonmouth, or water moccasin, is often regarded as one of the most dangerous snakes in the southern United States.

Most people, throughout their lives, see imagery of violent snakes perpetuated in the media. Anaconda, Babylon, Snakes on a Plane: what these films have in common is that snakes act as the aggressor, ...

WEST PHILADELPHIA -- A snake gave passengers a scare Sunday afternoon, forcing an emergency evacuation in West Philadelphia. The incident happened around 3 p.m. at 52nd Street and Westminster Avenue.

A very strange and scary incident happened late Saturday night on the streets of Hyderabad. Traffic police stopped an ...

While I can understand that the woman on Rattlesnake road, who called 911 because of a snake, may be among the legions of people terrified of snakes, her reaction was excessive.

On July 9, residents of Attleboro got a scare when a snake reported to have bitten two dogs was mistaken for a rare venomous copperhead. State wildlife officials later correctly identified the snake ...