July 16 (UPI) --Animal rescuers were summoned to a fish and chip shop in London to wrangle a loose "python" that turned out to be an escaped pet corn snake. The RSPCA said personnel responded to the ...

In many animals, skin coloration and its patterns play a crucial role in camouflage, communication, or thermoregulation. In the corn snake, some morphs display red, yellow, or pink blotches, and their ...

Biting in snakes is usually a defensive activity, and several factors trigger the behavior. Among the most common reasons for biting is fear. When a snake feels threatened, it will always ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — July 16 is World Snake Day. To celebrate, Sedgwick County Zoo Curator of Education & Farms Schanee Anderson brought in Coronel the corn snake to KSN’s Wild Side. Anderson says ...

A corn snake getting a whiff of salty beach air won Best in Show in the Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast's fourth annual Summer Photo Contest. Hundreds of local photographers submitted images ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Despite the negative association many people have with snakes, there’s more to these scaly creatures than deadly king cobras and ...

Oct. 24 (UPI) --Animal rescuers in Scotland said a pet corn snake escaped from his home and survived for a year outdoors before being found. The Scottish SPCA said the snake was found outdoors in a ...