How big they are: Can range from 4 inches (10 centimeters) to over 30 feet (9 meters) There are about 4,000 different snake species in the world today. They occupy a wide range of habitats — some ...

When they first evolved from lizards more than 100 million years ago, snakes were ecological bit players slithering around the fringes of ecosystems dominated by dinosaurs. But today there are around ...

Milk snakes are beautiful reptiles that fall under the umbrella of the kingsnake species. Native to the United States, Canada, and Central and South America, these common snakes are often mistaken for ...