Meet Alabama’s longest snake: a gentle giant that hunts rattlesnakes, lives in sandy burrows and is protected by law. Have you seen one?

A Tennessee hiker who picked up a rattlesnake during a trek through a state park died earlier this month after the snake bit him on the hand, officials said. The snake is believed to have been a ...

There are a lot of snakes that call our state home, and most of them aren’t venomous. That said, some are, and it’s probably a good idea to know how to spot them. There are 44 species of snakes living ...

When President Trump deployed National Guard in California in response to street protests and riots over immigration enforcement, it was a rare step for a president but not an unprecedented one. And ...

Zoo Atlanta officials say they're planning on releasing nine eastern indigo snakes in the Conecuh National Forest in southern Alabama. Officials say the snakes are being released Friday as part of a ...

There are multiple black snake species, and some of these go after rodents and other critters for food, while others will ...

A venomous cottonmouth is giving people the willies on social media, after a video recorded by an Alabama biologist showed the snake was caught blending in perfectly with ground cover. Cottonmouths, ...

The video, recorded at the Upper Delta Wildlife Management Area, gives no hint of a snake being nearby, but then the camera draws closer and closer to the ground. Video screengrab A venomous ...