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Seven Bends State Park in Woodstock might just be Virginia’s best-kept natural treasure, and honestly, it’s about time someone spilled the beans. You know that feeling when you discover something ...
Snakes (Serpentes) live almost everywhere on Earth, except the polar regions, which are too cold for these cold-blooded animals. Snakes live in deserts and forests, regardless of whether these ...
Unlike many other snakes that predominantly hunt on the ground, rough green snakes are primarily arboreal, expertly navigating branches in search of insects, spiders, and small amphibians.
There are four main types of venomous snakes native to the U.S.—rattlesnakes, copperheads, cottonmouths, and coral snakes. Virginia is home to three of these types, with the coral snake being ...
Some people think they have to kill snakes to get rid of the venomous ones. But why bother — when the helpful black snakes will do it for you?
Green snakes, found across continents, exhibit diverse behaviors and habitats, ranging from harmless insectivores to venomous predators. Their excepti ...
The snake bounced off the woman’s forehead and landed in her drink. Virginia woman in shock after snake lands in her margarita after falling from restaurant ceiling (Unsplash - representational ...
A Virginia woman says she found a baby snake in her margarita when she and her husband visited the Patron Mexican Restaurant and Cantina on April 16.
Flying snakes undulate in midair while gliding from trees. Virginia Tech researchers used motion-capture cameras to find out why.
In Huntley Meadows Park, northern water snakes, eastern garter snakes and rough green snakes are the most common species, reports Cathy Ledec, president of the Friends of Huntley Meadows Park.