A sweeping look at the vanishing American prairie and two crime novels set in Minnesota are this week’s offerings to our readers. “Sea of Grass”: by Dave Hage and Josephine Marcotty (Random House, $32 ...

It’s not just the rain. While it may seem like snakes slither out in droves during a storm, the truth is more complex.

In D-FW, alligators have been spotted in the Trinity River watershed region. Specific sightings also include Lake Worth and ...

A few miles outside of Orange Grove, Texas, down a long and winding driveway in Jim Wells County, you’ll find a man on a mission.

WorldAtlas says these five lakes are known for their slithering activity. See which lakes you'll want to watch your step at, and what snakes are there.

The copperhead is one of the most famous of all snakes in the United States. Along with that fame, people often confuse other ...

The prairie kingsnake is one of the most common snakes in the Midwest and southeastern United States. Known scientifically as Lampropeltis calligaster, these snakes are often mistaken for rat snakes ...

Twenty-two ocelots have been sighted by researchers at South Texas' Laguna Atascosa National ... rodents, rabbits, snakes, lizards and young deer. Ocelots can grow as long as 3.5 feet and weigh ...

While the exact number of snake species is hard to determine, the Lone Star State has at least 76 species of snakes, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife. If you include both species and ...

South Texas is home to many different species of snakes, but three of them can be deadly: water moccasins, coral snakes, and rattlesnakes. According to the Texas Department of State Health ...

This article delves into the details of the five deadliest snakes found in Texas ... It is particularly prevalent in the Trans-Pecos region, the brush country of South Texas, and parts of the Edwards ...

The Texas coral snake has short, fixed and hollow fangs in the front of their upper jaw, and this species spends most of its time under logs and leaves, or underground. These snakes are small and ...