As temperatures warm, you may find yourself out and about, wandering Texas' diverse hiking trails. While on the way to mountainous summits or climbing grassy hills, a slithering, scaly reptile could ...

More than 105 snake species or subspecies can be found in Texas, though these four groups are venomous and pose potential threats to human health, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

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 ...

The eastern diamondback rattlesnake was able to safely cross a busy construction road in Estero with a little help. (Courtesy of Cory Ball) SAN ANTONIO – Be wary when you’re enjoying the outdoors ...

There are 105 species of snake found here, 15 of which are dangerous to humans, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Included in those 15 are four main varieties of venomous snake.

The Texas coral snake's bite rarely kills, but it can cause intense, persistent pain. Delving into the mechanism underlying the reptile's vicious venom, researchers have discovered two chemicals that ...

Palo Duro Canyon State Park ranks seventh for snake sightings, with rattlesnakes and copperheads lurking among its stunning ...

Examining venom from a variety of poisonous snakes, a group of researchers at the University of California, San Francisco has discovered why the bite of one small black, yellow and red serpent called ...

Recent heavy rainfall and flooding seem to have stirred up the East Texas snake population, as they are abandoning their usual retreats for higher ground. In the past two weeks, there have been at ...

Examining venom from a variety of poisonous snakes, a group of researchers at the University of California, San Francisco has discovered why the bite of one small black, yellow and red serpent called ...

BEAUMONT, Texas – A Texas woman says she feels like “the luckiest person alive” after a snake fell out of the sky and landed on her and was then attacked by a hawk. Peggy Jones told KPRC, KSAT’s ...

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 ...