One of Mallory Maher’s pet peeves is when people refer to snakes as poisonous. The natural resources extension associate at Clemson University responds sweetly but firmly that snakes cannot be ...

We often hear people talking about venomous and poisonous animals, so you’d easily be forgiven for thinking that they mean the same thing. However, the truth is that they actually mean completely ...

New York is home to 17 snake species, three of which are venomous. The three venomous species are the timber rattlesnake, copperhead, and eastern massasauga rattlesnake, each with distinct appearances ...