In the amphibian and reptile range, attendees ran their fingers down the scaly back of a Komodo dragon in a preservation ...

Welcome to Snake Week 2025 at azcentral.com. Every day from June 23 through June 29, Ultimate Arizona reporter Tiffany Acosta will bring you a new story about Arizona's favorite slithering reptiles.

People and pets aren’t the only ones to start moving around outdoors when the weather warms up. Snakes do it, too. And 38 snake species in North Carolina, now’s the time of year when we are more ...

Seven venomous snakes call Louisiana home, including coral snakes, cottonmouths, rattlesnakes and copperheads. According to the Centers for Disease Control, 7,000 to 8,000 people get bitten by ...

Arizona coral snakes are venomous but not aggressive. Although the venom is neurotoxic, no deaths from Arizona coral snake bites have been recorded. Sonoran Mountain kingsnakes look like coral snakes ...