Jim Harrison, co-director of the Kentucky Reptile Zoo, said he was bitten by a 'highly venomous' Jameson's mamba snake while working on an anti-venom project. He had to be put on a ventilator for two ...

The Memphis Zoo announced that a Louisiana pine snake hatched among 114 other eggs, which was the largest amount of eggs in a ...

A zoo in Sweden is partially closed after a highly venomous snake escaped its enclosure just days after arriving at its new home. A king cobra named Sir Vass (Sir Hiss in English) arrived at ...

The harmless snake can also be found in lawns and shrubs across East Tennessee, searching for its next rodent meal in many backyards. While many Zoo Knoxville visitors may shy away from roaming ...

Not one, not two, but 75 snakes were released into the wild by the Fort Worth Zoo on May 9. The zoo released Louisiana pine snakes into the Kisatchie National Forest in Louisiana. The snakes are ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – While the eastern massasauga is not the most cuddly or cute endangered species, John Ball Zoo is working hard to keep the essential Michigan snakes alive outside of the zoo ...

BEYOND ITS CURRENT LOCATIONS. THE INDIGO SNAKE IS MAKING A COMEBACK IN FLORIDA AND A CONSERVATION PROGRAM THAT’S PART OF THE CENTRAL FLORIDA ZOO AND BOTANICAL GARDENS IS WORKING TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.

Facts about snakes that would make most people squirm merely draw out the fascination of Heratarium staffers. As you might expect, the Memphis Zoo has a quintessential "reptile guy" — and ...