The Virginia opossum is famous for "playing possum." When threatened, it falls to the ground, becomes limp, drools, and even ...

As the weather gets warmer, snakes will begin to appear. In Louisiana, there are seven venomous snake species. What they are and how to identify them.

Encountering a snake in the wild can be startling, but knowing how to quickly identify a venomous one could be lifesaving.

An American conservationist shared his encounter with a massive anaconda and stated he couldn't find the reptile's head. Some ...

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Snakes have many different associations for many different people. The biblical story of a cunning serpent who tricked Eve in the Garden of Eden has inspired centuries of allegories and metaphors that ...