Snakes don’t have arms and legs, but that doesn’t mean they can’t climb. While not all of these slithering reptiles climb, the ones that do, typically do it well. The News & Observer previously spoke ...

There are over 3,500 types of snakes on the planet, and most of them know how to climb trees. Although their characteristics ...

Snake-haters, look away -- and, whatever you do, don't look up. Scientists have discovered that brown tree snakes can use a lasso-like movement to climb large, smooth cylindrical objects -- a way of ...

The gray ratsnake isn't venomous and lives in forests throughout much of Ohio. If you see a ratsnake in the wild, chances are it will stay put and try to blend in with the surroundings. Gray ratsnakes ...

Here’s a sight you won’t soon forget: you’re walking down a path when you see a massive snake zoom past your feet and slither its way up a tree! That’s exactly what I saw along the Virginia and West ...

Summer is snake season, and keeping them out of your home and yard may seem fairly simple, but not for the snakes in Mississippi. There are over 55 species of snakes in the state and a few of them can ...

High up from the forest floor, birds flit from limb to limb and weave their homes from leafy foliage, seemingly safe from ...

Rat snakes and rough green snakes can climb trees, fences and walls, often to find food. Venomous copperheads rarely climb due to their heavy, thick bodies. Snakes climb more easily on textured ...