Although the fear of being bitten by a snake is real, the incidents of snake bites are actually pretty small. If you see a ...

These are the timber rattlesnake, the massasauga (erroneously called "pygmy rattler"), and the copperhead. All three are uncommon. The timber rattlesnake (listed as "Threatened" by the New York State ...

With the diverse ecosystems in Florida, you can expect a wide variety of snake species. There are around 55 different species ...

Image Credit: evangrimes via inaturalist, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. The pygmy rattlesnake, Sistrurus miliarius, has an unusually small rattle for a rattlesnake, which is how it got its “cute” name ...

Rattlesnakes vary in size, weighing between 5lbs and 10lbs on average and measuring 1.5ft to 6ft long. The pygmy rattlesnake is exceptionally small, weighing under 1lb and measuring 1-2ft. However, ...

The post said 10 out of the 38 native snakes are listed species and are protected by the state," including theThe Carolina Pygmy Rattlesnake, Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake and the Timber ...

In North Carolina, 10 out of our 38 native snakes are listed species. That includes three rattlesnakes: the Carolina Pygmy Rattlesnake, the Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake, and the Timber Rattlesnake.

Moo Deng, a baby pygmy hippopotamus at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in eastern Thailand about two hours from Bangkok, has the ...