Alycia Griffith was once afraid of snakes. Now she has four pet snakes and makes earrings and necklaces from their skin. She sells at craft fairs and Kearney Marketplace.

Snakes, often feared, play crucial ecological roles, controlling pests and balancing ecosystems. Evolving from legged lizards ...

Resident Amanda Rossman wasn't expecting to cross paths with a copperhead while letting her dog out before bedtime.

The non-native snakes are overrunning Florida and must be eliminated. Fashion designers are determined to make sure their ...

The non-native snakes are overrunning Florida and must be eliminated. Fashion designers are determined to make sure their ...

Special intestinal cells collect excess minerals into particles the snakes can poop out, according to a new study ...

Reports of their venomous bites have been greatly exaggerated. Only about 15 percent of snakes have harmful venom. The number ...

This is the moment residents and firefighters captured a massive python hiding in the roof of a warehouse in Indonesia. The enormous snake, weighing around 220 lbs (100kg), was removed from a gap in ...

Mangaluru: Four persons, including a minor, were arrested by the forest department for attempting to trade an Indian rock ...

The cells helps the snakes absorb the bones of their prey — and might show up in other animals that chomp their meals whole.

Snakes regularly shed skin. This process is called ecdysis. It helps snakes grow. Shedding removes old skin and parasites.

There are many deadly animals in Florida, the Everglades. Facts on dangerous animals in Florida: Alligators, sharks, panthers ...