Iowa has 28 species of snakes, five of which are venomous. Snakes form a key part of the ecosystems they inhabit, helping to keep populations of mice, squirrels, other small animals and even insects ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is looking for participants to help identify a specific species of snake for research. The volunteers would help identify ...

The snake release is part of an ongoing effort to strengthen the species' population and restore Florida's longleaf pine ecosystem Forty-one federally threatened eastern indigo snakes recently ...

Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) biologists and permittees began annual eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon ...

There are multiple snake species that overlap and look remarkably similar to one another. Copperheads and Eastern hognose snakes fall under this umbrella, often sharing the same neighborhoods across ...

Dozens of snakes were returned to their native Florida habitat in an effort to bring back the area’s natural balance. A total of 41 eastern indigo snakes, the longest snake species in the US, were ...

Conservationists have been working to reintroduce the eastern indigo snake to a nature preserve in northwest Florida, where the creatures play a “vital role” in balancing the ecosystem. Wildlife ...

Have you ever wondered what the largest snake in North America is? Perhaps you’re interested in snake facts or curious to see if you share a state with one of these giants! North America is home to a ...

The non-venomous snakes are a "lynchpin species in the longleaf pine ecosystem," which Florida experts are working to restore Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...