Once a threatened species in Ohio, the Lake Erie water snake has come back and targets invasive fish. Here's how it's different from its cousins.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is taking another look at protecting the Kirtland’s snake. It’s a rare snake found in counties scattered across the Midwest. It’s named after the same naturalist for ...

Editor’s note: Last month, the Department of Natural Resources reported 60 endangered and 60 threatened species in Michigan. This week, in honor of Earth Day, we will share the stories of some of ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— Following a 2012 petition and lawsuit by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed to list the short-tailed snake as threatened under ...

CHICAGO— In a legal victory for the Center for Biological Diversity and Hoosier Environmental Council, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agreed today to reconsider Endangered Species Act protections ...

The mimic glass lizard is one of three legless varieties found in North Carolina and is losing habitat and numbers along the ...

The southern black racer is one of Georgia’s 40 non-venomous snakes that are protected by law from being hunted or killed. Richard Stovall Unsplash Georgia ranks eighth among states with the most ...

Field medics match vials to snakes. This research aims to change that, with antibodies that worked across species in mice.

A South African snake rescuer saved a puff adder after it was tied, starved, and covered in raw chicken eggs, with his viral post sparking strong reactions.

The Idaho Department of Agriculture says it wants to rid the river of invasive mussels for good, which hasn't been done ...