Oases in the desert, Southwestern streams are among the most delicate ecosystems on the planet. In these shallow, ephemeral waters, species like the Mexican garter snake once carved out a precarious ...

These non-venomous snakes are famous for their glossy, deep blue-black coloration and their long, slender bodies. Adult Texas Indigo Snakes can grow up to 8 feet long, making them one of the largest ...

The narrow-headed garter snake is a nonvenomous snake found in and near the cool, clear headwater streams of the U.S. Southwest. With its stripeless, grayish-colored body, it has been called “drab” in ...

One of the reasons Texas Indigo Snakes are beloved is their calm nature, making them easier to handle than many other snake species. When interacting with your snake: Handle them gently and ...

1 in North Texas, snakes will try to occupy anything from crawl spaces in your house to attic spaces for warmth. Texas has more than 100 species and subspecies of snakes, according to Texas Parks ...

While they snooze, gather these things to make sure they avoid your house next spring. Texas has only 4 snake species that are venomous - rattlesnakes, coral snakes, copperheads and water moccasins.

From the critically endangered Barbados Threadsnake, the world’s smallest snake, to the widely found Brahminy Blind Snake, these species inhabit ... the Short-Headed Garter Snake reaches about ...

Scientists hiking in Singapore rediscovered a species last seen 64 years ago and considered locally extinct. Photo shows a representative forest. Photo from Antonio Ron via Unsplash Hiking through ...

The Texas Tribune thanks its sponsors. Become one. Latest News By Martha Pskowski, Inside Climate News 9 hours ago An annual report documents 2,870 active cases of groundwater contamination around ...

Stop what you're doing! It's just been discovered that Texas is now home to yet another species of spicy fly! The University of Oklahoma recently published a study identifying the newly-discovered ...