Two recently-arrived Mangshan pit vipers, one of the world’s rarest and most colorful species of snake, are just a subway ride away in the Bronx. The new hatchlings were born this past Aug. 7 at the ...

Last week, I answered a question about coral snakes. In this column, I discuss the largest group of venomous snakes found in the Southeast — pit vipers. The Southeast is home to copperheads, ...

A growing number of people in China are purchasing Indonesian venomous pit vipers as pets, the same species of snake as Zootopia 2's Gary De'Snake character, played by Key Huy Quan A 21-year-old man ...