Whether you’re frightened or fascinated by them, snakes have important roles in your garden, eating insects and keeping mice, vole, and rabbit populations in check. They also serve as prey for other ...

Spotting a snake is enough to make some people's skin crawl, especially when it's in their very own backyard. Granted, not every snake is poisonous and they can be beneficial for pest control. That ...

Snakes have had a bad reputation since the Garden of Eden, and there's a reason humans have evolved to fear snakes: some can kill you. People wake up in cold sweats dreaming about rattlesnakes, water ...

If you see a snake and want to coax it along, gently but firmly spray its tail with a water hose. Keep your distance, and don’t try to pick up or kill the snake. That’s one of the most common ways to ...