According to one app for nature observers, it's the most commonly seen creature in California: the western fence lizard. Why?

The owner of hundreds of snakes and rats being raised inside a Queensbury apartment is now facing five counts of animal ...

Spiky plants like hollies, cacti, yuccas, and agaves may deter a snake from hanging around your yard. Learn seven ways you ...

A new book explains much of what is known about these diverse animals, including pleasure and sex—as well as the downsides of ...

One day, the snake escaped from its terrarium in the garage. It didn’t try to hide or make a jailbreak to the great outdoors.

One very easy way to prevent them is to keep our grass cut short. Snakes love to hide in taller grass. Tall grass keeps them ...

There is a broad range of predators that eat snakes. This includes many birds that can drop down on the normally suspicious ...

One of the last places anyone would expect—or want—a snake to appear is a pet grooming salon, and this video shows just that ...

Rodents and larger insects can also create holes in the ground that are perfect spaces for snake nests. These holes can be found embedded in grass, in piles of dirt or sand, or under piles of logs or ...

One household learned that their pet snake was interested in the prospect of a newly purchased Keurig as a hideout. In a video posted to TikTok in January, user Ash M (@ashm87) shows that their ...

Whether its pounding surf, man-eating crocodiles ... they squeeze the life out of their prey. Many snake lovers covet boa constrictors as exotic pets. "The boa constrictor is not native to ...

The reptile - famous for killing its prey by wrapping around them and squeezing - is understood to be an escaped pet, sparking concerns for local wildlife. The snake is yet to be captured by ...