If you have ophidiophobia — a fear of snakes — then you may be relieved to know that many species of legless, slithering creatures aren’t actually snakes. Instead, they’re creatures called legless ...

Q. We found a snake in our yard in Charleston, South Carolina, but have been unable to identify it from pictures in a field guide or on the web. Is it an exotic species? A. I get this query every year ...

So you’ve got your hoe ready to whack off the head of a snake you found in your yard — but you should probably think twice. It might not be a snake at all and wildlife biologists will tell you in a ...

Q. We found a snake in our yard in Charleston, but have been unable to identify it from pictures in a field guide or on the web. Is it an exotic species? A. I get this query every year and send the ...

Q. I visited Arizona recently and learned they have dozens of kinds of lizards. Being from Alabama, I know we have a few of our own as I often see them in our yard. How many lizards do we have in the ...