Although nonvenomous, the coachwhip's agility and speed make it an efficient predator. The Texas rat snake (Pantherophis ...

Take Our A-Z-Animals Snakes Quiz With this snake it is their behavior rather than their appearance that makes them a little ...

A Texas woman was attacked by a hawk and a snake at the same time after the bird - which eats snakes - accidentally dropped the wriggling serpent on her. Peggy Jones, 64, was mowing her lawn last ...

The racer snake is sleek and swift. Despite their sometimes intimidating speed, mostly harmless to humans. You may confuse racers for other snakes because of their color, but they have unique ...

Reptiles are air-breathing vertebrates covered in special skin made up of scales, bony plates, or a combination of both. They include crocodiles, snakes, lizards, turtles, and tor- toises.

That’s a snake! Are you awake now ... forms a significant part of the border between Oklahoma and Texas before making its way to the Mississippi. As Texas is home to more snakes than any ...

Many snakes are top level predators; for example, a single rat snake can consume over 100 rodents a year ... Gibbs, Professor, Department of Environmental and Forest Biology, SUNY-ESF. Photos courtesy ...

Ten people -- eight students and two teachers -- were killed in a school shooting Friday in Santa Fe, Texas. Dimitrios Pagourtzis, a 17-year-old student at the school, has been charged with ...

A woman in Silsbee, Texas ... snake, and I looked down and I was covered in blood, my arm was pretty tore up," she told KPRC, adding she also had "venom" all over the right lens of her glasses ...

Texas state tax has pros and cons. The statewide sales tax rate of 6.25% is a bit high, and localities can add 2%. Property taxes in Texas are also on the high end but were recently lowered for ...

But which is the fastest snake in the world? The sidewinder rattlesnake (Crotalus cerastes), also known as the desert sidewinding horned viper, is the fastest-moving snake. It can travel at speeds ...