Learn about the Black Mamba, Africa’s deadliest snake. Discover its speed, venom, habitat, and role in the ecosystem.

You’re stepping onto the patio with a cup of coffee when – freeze – there’s a snake in the grass. Your heart spikes. Your ...

When you think of snakes, you may be most concerned about whether the snake is venomous or not. Rattlesnakes in the United States are very venomous; the Black Mamba is an extremely venomous snake in ...

On a farm in southern India, agricultural workers dug into the damp soil and uncovered a 1-foot-long creature with “distinct” eyes. Something about the “lustrous” animal caught the attention of nearby ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- It's almost summer, and it's the right time for slithering snakes to come out. We’ve seen all kinds of snake stories already all across the Carolinas. Remember the South Carolina ...

For nearly 90 years, the rare, “elusive” species — Rhabdophis angeli — seemed to have disappeared from the region where it was first discovered. Despite “extensive field surveys,” no other specimen ...

In this brief clip, he observes a handler milking a deadly green mamba. The handler observes that this snake is mainly ...

Maybe it’s more than reptile fashion. The high percentage of citified sea snakes wearing black might be a sign that pollution is an evolutionary force. Off the coasts of Australia and New Caledonia, ...

Under the hood, the 500-hp 5.0-liter Coyote V-8 engine in the Mustang Dark Horse is fitted with a supercharger that bumps ...

Reptile Relocation Sydney discovered 102 venomous red-bellied black snakes living in a mulch pile in a suburban backyard Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

While moving a crate of empty beer bottles in his garden, a man in Queensland, Australia, saw something unusual hiding among the glass. Curled up around the bottlenecks was a venomous red-bellied ...

SIPPY DOWNS, Australia – An unwelcome, and highly venomous snake was found hiding in an Australian home, requiring a specialized snake-catcher to come get the slithery visitor. Video by Daniel Busstra ...