Three new species of king cobras have recently been identified, and the Field Museum’s collection has been harboring one of ...

Researchers used the Field Museum's snake collection to help discover that what they thought was one species making up king ...

"There's just a lot we don't know, and this is sort of the first step in getting a better grasp on what this biodiversity ...

In honor of the Year of the Snake, let’s appreciate the strange anatomy and evolution of these slithery reptiles ...

Lunar New Year festivals and prayers marked the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and farther afield on Wednesday.

Executive chef and owner Rahim Muhammad describes his menu as a “Creole take on African Caribbean and Latin food.” ...

Warm bowls of snake soup are on the menu in some Hong Kong snake shops, as the Lunar New Year approaches. The festival is ...

Scientists have developed a new method to monitor the elusive eastern indigo snake using environmental DNA (eDNA) from soil samples. This approach, funded by the Department of Defense, allows for ...

Despite its modest size, reaching a mere 1.8 meters in length and adorned with striking yellowish-brown scales, this unassuming reptile conceals a lethal secret – it ranks among the world’s most ...

Numerous Bethalto residents recently experienced that panic when their faucets started spouting brown water ... Protection Agency (EPA) and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA).

Are you an Illinois resident who has heard about the dreaded brown recluse spider but isn’t sure what it looks like or even where to look for them? If so, this blog post is here to help. Here, we’ll ...