Learn more about the impact our parents and negative language have on how we begin to think about snakes at a young age.
The language children hear about snakes may shape their fear and attitudes, but simple exposure can soften that effect.
A study of more than 100 kindergarten-age children suggests kids tend to think of snakes differently than they do other animals and that hearing negative or objectifying language about the slithery ...
Snakes come in all different patterns and colors. With so many habitats, they have evolved to camouflage in with a diverse ...
No one should be surprised that among her many talents, Amy Siewe can draw a crowd. On Feb. 5 Siewe spent a rare day away from the Everglades where she hunts the invasive and destructive Burmese ...
The Florida Python Challenge is arguably the most well-known and well-attended snake hunt in the country. And according to the results released Wednesday, the 2025 Challenge that took place in July ...
Snakes "smell" with their forked tongues, collecting scent particles to analyze with their Jacobson's organ. Snakes don't have external ears. They sense vibrations through their jawbone and inner ear.
There are way more pythons than hunters to remove them in Florida. But the ones that do kill them can be paid full-time by the FWC.