A yard with flowery trees and green bushes - Dejavu Designs/Getty Images Your yard is alive with wild animals. From sing-song birds to mischievous squirrels to — snakes? That's right: snakes are ...

Charley Harrison is baffled after finding two snakes in 10 days in the garden of her St Helens home.

Snakes may not be known for wagging tails or greeting their owners at the door, but some species are thought to be ...

Clad in bright orange and red patterns, the corn snake is endemic to the Southeastern United States. In the wild, it lives in large fields, tall trees, forest openings, and abandoned or empty ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. More than 4,200 species of snakes exist on the planet and ...

From controlling his temperature to controlling his voice, columnist Ben Hofmeister reflects on how he and a snake are ...