South Carolina's most plentiful snake — copperheads — are at the top of the food chain in their natural environment, meaning sometimes in your backyard. But they're not true apex predators. They are ...

Rattlesnakes can be found all over California, especially in hotspots such as Lake Berryessa, Carrizo Plain National Monument and the San Joaquin Valley. In California, a number of animals hunt and ...

A snake sliding through the garden can turn a peaceful morning of tomato picking into a full-blown staring contest. But ...

Snakes have one of the strangest and most shocking feeding styles in the animal kingdom. Unlike mammals, they do not tear their food into pieces or chew it before swallowing. Instead, many snakes use ...