A healthy respect for snakes is good — after all, an estimated 5.4 million people globally are bitten by snakes each year!

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The Arizona black rattlesnake is a venomous species in the American southwest. It is known for color-changing abilities, cooperative parenting, and social behavior. These snakes are found in high ...

The Mojave rattlesnake, found in the southwestern US and Mexico, is one of the most venomous snakes in the world. It possesses powerful neurotoxic and hemotoxic venom. It primarily feeds on small ...

PHOENIX — A freshman Tucson lawmaker says he always greets people with a “howdy.” And now Democrat Kevin Volk wants a state law to help that catch on. He is proposing to the Legislature ...

New York State is known for its world-class cities. But it’s the many different types of habitats in New York that attract snakes. The state has mountains, many lakes and rivers, and plenty of ...

The retrolateral tibial apophysis (RTA) clade (Araneomorphae: Entelegynae), composing of more than 21,500 species in 31 families, is speciose and diverse, representing nearly 45% of the known ...

Living in various habitats ranging from desert flats to river bottoms, the western diamondback spans across most of the southwest part of the United States, including most of Oklahoma. The diamondback ...