According to the A-Z Animals, these are the 3 distinct species of rattlesnake that dwell in Iowa. The Prairie Rattlesnake can ...

This rare and unsettling behavior was caught on camera. Find out why snakes may self-cannibalize under stress or confusion.

WESTFIELD, Iowa (AP) -- While some treat snakes with revulsion, the Nature Conservancy has nothing but respect for the prairie rattlesnakes that slither through the tall grasses just south of town.

The law enforcement division of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently received a call ...

are not legal to keep as pets in Iowa. Cedar Rapids Animal Care and Control announced during the weekend that Sir Hiss-a-Lot is now on his way to a new home in Illinois, where the snakes are legal ...

When snakes grow, their skin does not stretch ... or parasites that might have made a home on their skin, as per the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Additionally, shedding the older skin ...

Reticulated pythons are illegal in Iowa. Cedar Rapids Animal Care and Control manager Rachel Smith says the snakes are indigenous to Southeast Asia and the largest on record grew to be about 33 ...

Venomous eastern massasauga rattlesnakes are captured in what ... can be found in scattered locations in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Ontario.

The snakes have been seen in nearly every Lower Peninsula county, as well as Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Ontario, Canada. They have a wide ...

Now a team says it has developed an antivenom cocktail that works against a diverse collection of venomous snakes using a process that it hopes could lead to a universal antivenom. Here's NPR's ...

I mean, you can have levels of anxiety that goes through the roof." Friede has been fascinated with snakes for as long as he can remember. He used to hunt garter snakes growing up in Wisconsin.