California officials confirm snake fungal disease in state
A deadly snake fungal disease has officially spread into California — the farthest west of any detection yet, according to a recent bulletin from the state ...
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Copperheads don’t reproduce after severe drought
Female copperhead snakes stop reproducing after severe drought. According to a study published in Scientific Reports none of the dozens of monitored female ...
Q&A: David Steen, giving snakes a voice
Sometimes he’s identifying snakes from tweeted pictures. Sometimes he’s reaching out to the public to increase awareness — and ease people’s phobias — of ...
WSB: Erosion blankets can tie snakes into knots
As Christopher Schalk was conducting research on roadkill in Texas, he noticed the roadways were often lined for miles and miles with erosion control blankets — ...
Watch: Tiny Manitoba town draws 70K yearly — in snakes
Thousands of tourists come out to a small town in Manitoba every year to witness garter snakes emerge from hibernation. But while the human crowds can be large, ...
Watch: Two-headed copperhead gains viral celebrity status
A two-headed snake, which turned up in a Virginia backyard for visit last summer, slithered its way into viral celebrity status. The eastern copperhead (Agkistrodon ...
Rice fields help threatened California snakes
Federally threatened garter snakes in California are using flooded rice paddies as refuges, but irregular management practices may limit the help these agricultural ...
Watch: Female serpents sacrifice it all for sea turtle eggs
Taiwanese snakes will risk a lot for fresh turtle eggs. Female Formosa kukri snakes (Oligodon formosanus) feed almost entirely on reptile eggs, but they have a ...
Watch: Kangaroo rats use high speed kick flips to elude vipers
Crafty kangaroo rats really put the kick into their jump when attacked by venomous vipers. According to new research conducted with the help of high speed video ...
Deadly snake fungal disease doesn’t discriminate
Snake fungal disease infects snake species regardless of their ancestry, physical characteristics or habitats, according to new research. “It was totally randomly ...