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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...

A wildlife photography hobbyist from Texas snapped pictures of mother nature at work when a large snake decided to eat a sizable fish at one of his local parks. Ed Means, of New Braunfels, Texas, was ...

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 ...