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 ...

Texas is home to four types of venomous snakes — copperheads, cottonmouths, rattlesnakes and coral snakes — according to TPWD ...

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 ...

The Water Mocassin is one of four types of venomous snakes found in the Guadalupe River, according to Guadalupe River State ...

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 ...

A pair of mating Copperheads. Copperheads are common here because they feed mainly on cicadas. They're a nocturnal species and will be active around dusk and at night. North Texas has lots and lots of ...

EAST TEXAS (KLTV) - As we experience the traditionally intense heat of August and it becomes drier, water and food sources will become sought after by East Texas wildlife, which may show up in your ...

If you're hiking, hunting, or just spending time outdoors in Texas, there's one sound you don't want to hear: the sharp warning rattle of a snake. And in some parts of the state, the odds of hearing ...

Warmer weather and plentiful rains are drawing snakes out of winter hibernation and that has veterinarians warning pet owners to be cautious when allowing animals outside. "We see snakebites mostly ...

A physician called to tell me he has a patient who said he was bitten by a snake with brightly colored rings that he killed, but he has no bite marks. The doctor wants to know if I will identify the ...

Seven venomous snakes call Louisiana home, including coral snakes, cottonmouths, rattlesnakes and copperheads. According to the Centers for Disease Control, 7,000 to 8,000 people get bitten by ...