It's illegal to possess and transport snakes in Hawaii because if the non-native reptiles were to gain a foothold it could be devastating for native wildlife. So when a gopher snake was discovered ...

As it turns out, gopher snakes don’t have the corner on swimming. With nearly 4,000 snake species worldwide, it’s impossible to know how many of them swim. Some are rare or endangered. And in some ...

Arizona is home to dozens of snake species, including venomous varieties such as rattlesnakes and coral snakes. But many snakes in Arizona are nonvenomous, meaning they pose little threat to people or ...

HILO, Hawaii - Shop workers unloading a supply of Christmas trees in Hawaii found an unexpected visitor hiding within the shipment. A gopher snake was discovered concealed among the trees on Saturday ...

Like the northern desert night snake, the gopher snake resides in semiarid and rocky canyon regions of Eastern Washington. Where the night snake has vertical pupils, is slender and roughly 2 feet long ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico Wildlife Center said a Sonoran gopher snake made an understandable, yet dangerous mistake when looking for a meal. The center said the snake ventured into a chicken ...