Snakes are rather strange animals in general thanks to their bizarre anatomy, but have you ever wondered: what are the most unusual, odd, and absolute weirdest snakes in the entire world? What kind of ...

Just like snowflakes, no two animals in nature are exactly the same. The differences in some can be so subtle that most would never see them, but they're there. In snakes, the differences are more ...

Snakes do not just sleep in winter. They enter brumation, a state of low activity. Climate change makes winters unpredictable ...

A newly identified fossil snake reveals clues about early advanced snake evolution. Its mixed traits highlight an ancient branch of the caenophidian family tree. More than forty years after it was ...

When it comes to stories about the outdoors, Mississippi never disappoints. Year after year readers are entertained, amazed and inspired by what happens in Mississippi's woods and on its waters. From ...

A young teen reporter covers the Ken Paxton impeachment on typewriter, serpents fall from the sky and more dispatches from far-flung Texas. Peggy Jones, 64, was atop a riding mower when “out of the ...

World Snake Day is July 16, but at The Clarion-Ledger, we're having Snake Week. After all, sharks have their own week, so why not snakes? From July 15-19, The Clarion-Ledger will publish a ...