Here in the Inland Northwest, a boa constrictor lurks under leaves, logs and inside rodent burrows. That’s right, a boa species infamously known for squeezing its prey to death lives in parts of the ...

“I couldn’t tell the head from the tail. It looked like it had two heads.” My friend Robert went on to describe how the snake coiled up into a ball but poked its head into the air as if it were trying ...

ZooMontana Director Jeff Ewelt shows a rubber boa snake to second graders from Powell, Wyoming, during a talk about the rainforest at the zoo on Friday.

PORTLAND, Ore. — A group of hikers got quite the surprise when they stumbled across a rubber boa. “He wasn’t threatening me,” said Karen Meier. Meier and several others were hiking along the Clackamas ...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- A Utah man convicted of illegally possessing dozens of rubber boa snakes can't sue authorities over the death of almost all of them while they were in state custody. The Utah ...

Snakes may not be known for wagging tails or greeting their owners at the door, but some species are thought to be surprisingly friendly. These snakes are calm, gentle, and easy to handle. While all ...

A man’s encounter with an aggressive snake under a Tacoma bridge recently might have you wondering what snake species call Washington home and how many of them are venomous. Eight species of snakes ...