Oh, I love questions like this! You see, had I not become the Knower of All Things Gearly, I would surely have made a career as a herpetologist, aka Knower of All Things Reptilian (and Amphibian). The ...

TUCSON, Ariz.— In response to a petition and two lawsuits from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that the Mexican garter snake warrants protection ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is taking another look at protecting the Kirtland’s snake. It’s a rare snake found in counties scattered across the Midwest. It’s named after the same naturalist for ...

A yellow-and-olive striped garter snake subspecies that once frequented Southern Arizona rivers and streams is in bad enough shape that it could disappear from the United States within a ...

CHICAGO— Conservation groups formally notified the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today of their intent to sue over a 2017 decision to deny the Kirtland’s snake protection under the Endangered Species ...

Editor’s note: Last month, the Department of Natural Resources reported 60 endangered and 60 threatened species in Michigan. This week, in honor of Earth Day, we will share the stories of some of ...

The eastern massasauga rattlesnake, Michigan's lone venomous viper, is the scariest snake you've probably never seen — except in pictures, perhaps. But the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing ...

PERTH — Resistance against future “rat snake police” is already building in Lanark County even though new natural resources ministry habitat protection regulations are only in the embryonic stage.

A local maintenance company is offering a snake repellent spray service which may keep snakes at bay. However, local snake catcher David Hoehler believes that this and other over-the-counter snake ...