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 ...
From Toledo Bend Reservoir to Lake Sweetwater, here is a roundup of the five most snake-packed lakes across Texas. Watch 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 ...
Texas is home to 96 species of snakes. Of those 96, 15% are venomous. While this is a small fraction of the snake population, that is still 14 species of snakes to be on the lookout for when spending ...
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 ...
Most southeast Texas snakes are harmless, and the region's handful of venomous species would rather not waste their energy or their toxins on something they cannot eat. A few recent incidents — bites ...
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 ...