When Ray Grasshoff saw his 3-year-old beagle, Jack, tossing a brightly striped snake violently in his mouth on June 9, then rubbing his snout, he remembered a rhyme from his childhood days working ...

In the world of snakes, nothing can compare to the dazzling red, black and yellow colors of a coral snake, or for that matter, its venom. No other snake has a rhyme associated with it to help humans ...

This is a highly venomous eastern coral snake that does not display alternating bands of red, yellow and black. The abnormality is called an aberrancy. Facebook screengrab Highly venomous eastern ...

TYLER, Texas (KETK) – Everyone’s heard a version of the phrase “Red touch yellow, kill a fellow; red touch black, friend of Jack,” but this iconic mnemonic device isn’t as useful as you think. The ...

Michelle Redfern's first instinct when she saw a 2-foot-long coral snake slithering in her garage Wednesday morning was to grab a machete or start the rhyme. "Red touches Black, Friend of Jack; Red ...

Louisiana is home to 48 different species of snakes, but only seven of these species are venomous. Louisiana's venomous snakes include three different species of rattlesnake, two species of coral ...

MELBOURNE, Fla. – Michelle Redfern's first instinct when she saw a 2-foot-long coral snake slithering in her Florida garage was to grab a machete or start the rhyme. "Red touches Black, Friend of Jack ...

SAN ANTONIO – As the Texas weather heats up so does the likelihood you will come across a snake in your day-to-day activities. Experts with the Texas A&M Agrilife Extention say this is the time of ...

Jessica Alderson, an Urban Biologist with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, sent these photos of snakes homeowners may see. This is a picture of a venomous rattlesnake. SAN ANTONIO – Heavy rains in ...