AZ Animals on MSN

The one dead-simple way to tell a cottonmouth from a harmless water snake

Contrary to popular belief, water moccasins and cottonmouth snakes are the same snakes. Both terms refer to the same species, ...

Snakebites: how to avoid them and what to do if you’re bitten

Saharan Africa, over 300,000 people are envenomed each year, leading to over 7,000 deaths and almost twice as many ...
Outdoors on MSN

Bolivian hiker killed 4-foot snake that turned out to be something surprising

While hiking through the lowlands of Bolivia, one hiker stumbled upon something startling. A 4-foot snake was hiding in plain ...

The Snakes That View You as Their Next Meal

There are several creatures that view humans as prey – and that includes a few snakes. There are several creatures that view ...
Green Matters

23-Foot Wild Python Is Officially the World's Longest. But Experts Don't Think That's Her Final Size

The wild reticulated python is as long as the length of two compact cars placed side by side or the height of a two-story house. If laid across a standard FIFA goal, the python would likely occupy the ...

Python Nicknamed 'The Baroness' Breaks Record for World's Longest Snake with Over 23 Feet of Scales

"This snake could easily swallow at least a calf, if not an adult cow," an explorer and natural history photographer said of the python ...