Key Points: 3,500 species of snake exist on the planet, 600 of which are venomous. Venomous snakes range in size from tiny to ...

Their diet mainly consists of small mammals and birds, but they will also eat other snakes or small lizards on occasion. As their name suggests, brown tree snakes are primarily arboreal, which ...

They are distinguished by their black and yellow stripes, which is how they got their name. The snakes can grow to about 7 feet, but on average they are around 3 feet.

Scientists discovered five new brightly-colored species of snake in the jungles of Panama. One of the snakes was named by actor Leonardo DiCaprio in honor of his mother, Irmelin Indenbirken.

As adults, these large snakes are better known for their slow, lumbering gait, but the researchers discovered that young ...

Then, for a $20 fee, visitors separate skin from sinew, anoint their palms with snake blood, and leave their red handprints on the wall. Even young children participate.

Check their scientific names too. Here are 10 of the most dangerous snakes in Australia. Check their scientific names too. Australia is home to some of the world's most venomous snakes.

Coral snakes have red, yellow and black rings around their bodies, a color combination so popular that rhymes have been created to help people differentiate between species. "Red on yellow, kill a ...