"This is much more than a milestone — it highlights the dedication to establishing a thriving breeding program for this ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Arizona is crawling with venomous snakes, and no, that’s not just desert folklore. With more rattlesnakes than any other state — ...

Arizona is often associated with deserts and towering cacti, yet many of its richest reptile habitats lie beside water. Lakes ...

Some rattlesnake species are protected in Arizona and harming them carries hefty fines. A hunting license is required to kill or collect most rattlesnake species. It's illegal to kill certain species.

People living in Arizona have more in common with our slithery neighbors than we realize. Not only can both snakes and people handle the heat, we also often seek out bodies of water to cool down in ...

Mason Ryan has been studying amphibian declines and extinctions for 20 years. Sometimes, he needs a little hope. "It's usually doom or gloom," said Ryan, who works as a gartersnake project coordinator ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — A Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel sided with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Friday to deny Endangered Species Act protections to the Tucson shovel-nosed snake, ruling ...

PHOENIX (AP) — A snake historically found in most Arizona watersheds but not seen along the Colorado River for more than 100 years has turned up again.

Arizona is crawling with venomous snakes, and no, that’s not just desert folklore. With more rattlesnakes than any other state — 14 species, to be exact — Arizona is the undisputed rattler capital of ...