This iconic snake, with its bulbous head and red, yellow, and black bands, is famous as much ... including other coral snakes. Baby snakes emerge from their eggs 7 inches long and fully venomous.

On an island in Papua New Guinea, a 3-foot-long creature with a black tongue made itself at home in a village garden — or it tried to, at least. Locals spotted the “smooth” animal and caught it. They ...

The South Florida rainbow snake resembles less a rainbow than a rainbow's shadow: With its iridescent, blue-black back, yellow and red patches and three red stripes, the snake is colorful and ...

“It’s a relief that these beautiful little snakes are slithering their way toward federal endangered species protection,” said Elise Bennett, Florida and Caribbean director at the Center. “But 11 ...