Our professor said he'd give us extra credit for catching rattlers for his lab, so we set out into the Arizona desert.

When we think about snakes, we automatically assume that they all have scales. After all, scales enable the snake to move ...

A 183-million-year-old plesiosaur fossil unveils rare skin details, reshaping our understanding of ancient marine life.

There are 21 snake species that are native to ... dark spots between these bands. The crossband patterns on the copperhead are dark. The belly of the copperhead is a mottled pattern of white ...

In many animals, skin colors and ... creating a more linear pattern. As for the "Stripe" variant, it features continuous longitudinal bands on the back. These two variations share the same ...

Michigan has 18 snake species, most of which are harmless and beneficial to the ecosystem. Five common Michigan snakes ...

Michigan has 18 snake species ... or tan scales with a noticeable pattern of dark spots in a row on their sides. they have cream or light pink colored belly. They can grow to be 9 to 20 inches ...