As it turns out, gopher snakes don’t have the corner on swimming. With nearly 4,000 snake species worldwide, it’s impossible to know how many of them swim. Some are rare or endangered. And in some ...

If you've got a pool in the backyard, you might expect to find some critters and debris in the water now and then -- spiders and dead bugs, leaves, random schmutz, etc. And if you're hosting a family ...

A relaxing afternoon at one of India's most popular waterfalls quickly turned into a nightmarish scene. On June 14, visitors at Kempty Falls in Mussoorie were sent scrambling when a large snake swam ...

People living in Arizona have more in common with our slithery neighbors than we realize. Not only can both snakes and people handle the heat, we also often seek out bodies of water to cool down in ...