A lot of people are afraid of snakes, and for good reason. While some are harmless and awful cute, some can be extremely ...

Every summer, without fail, the British press carries alarming stories about snake sightings. On an island that only has one ...

Research: Fear of reptiles may be universal, but it's not necessarily innate. Jan. 26, 2011— -- Fear of snakes, spiders and other creepy crawlers is so universal that most of us probably believe ...

If everything we heard about snakes in southeast Texas were true, we couldn't walk to the mailbox without stepping on a dozen of them. Fear and ignorance conjure fantastic images. I made conversation ...

Snakeskin decor is a bold interior design choice—but for some birds, it's literally a matter of life and death. This is the conclusion of researchers from New York's Cornell University, who found ...

The hottest new animal yoga class in Portland doesn’t involve goats, kittens or puppies. It’s all about snakes. HISSS, a reptile shop that opened in August, is hosting regular snake yoga classes in ...

Garter snakes can survive being frozen solid for hours. Here’s how evolution, biochemistry and behavior have allowed them to ...