Let’s take a closer look at 13 of these charmingly yellow snakes. The yellow rat snake has a mustard yellow body with thin ...

The black and yellow snake is vibrant and eye-catching, and it's not just for show. In the animal kingdom, bright colors ...

Danger Level: Low. Nonvenomous, but will strike if overhandled. The yellow rat snake is probably the second most likely snake ...

Chicken snakes, such as the yellow rat snake (Spilotes pullatus), are nonvenomous, larger snakes that can reach lengths of nearly 9 feet (2.7 meters). The dorsal scales, head shields and belly ...

This iconic snake, with its bulbous head and red, yellow, and black bands, is famous as much for its potent venom as for the many rhymes—"Red and yellow, kill a fellow; red and black ...

Political cartoons and drawings were popular features in 1890s newspapers and the yellow journals of the Spanish-American War era. Before the Spanish-American War began, drawings depicting Spain ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I write about the ocean, climate change, and the future of our planet. When envenomation occurs in humans, bites are often painless and ...

Find out more about the global trade in wild animals. Growing up to 2.75 metres long, the yellow sea snake (Hydrophis spiralis) is the longest species of sea snake. Most specimens that have been ...

While neither bright yellow nor venomous, this black snake is a formidable predator in its own right. Excellent at controlling rodent populations, rat snakes often live in barns and fields, where they ...

Chicken snakes, such as the yellow rat snake (Spilotes pullatus), are nonvenomous, larger snakes that can reach lengths of nearly 9 feet (2.7 meters). The dorsal scales, head shields and belly ...