This publication is updated annually and includes minor revisions to COSEWIC information that occur throughout the year. This publication can be cited as follows: COSEWIC. 2024. Canadian Wildlife ...

In suburban areas, they may be found living in piles of mulch or wood. Chicken snakes (Pantherophis alleghaniensis), also known as eastern rat snakes or gray rat snakes, are found in much of the ...

Recently, we have acquired a few new educational reptiles and one in particular, the White Oaks Gray rat snake, is quickly becoming a favorite. The gray rat snake (Pantherophis spiloides) is also ...

Arkansas is home to 39 species of snakes, and six of them are venomous.Thankfully, not all of these venomous snakes inhabit Arkansas’ waterways. Of those 39 species, only about seven snakes are ...

In suburban areas, they may be found living in piles of mulch or wood. Chicken snakes (Pantherophis alleghaniensis), also known as eastern rat snakes or gray rat snakes, are found in much of the same ...

This snake isn’t picky about its aquatic environment. It can be found during the daytime near lakes, ponds, streams, rivers, and even drainage ditches. The only place they’re not seen, according to ...

12. Rat Snakes (Pantherophis spp.) A close-up photo of a rattlesnake. Image via Pexels Rat snakes are perhaps the most accomplished wall-climbers in the snake world. These non-venomous constrictors, ...

The sidewinder rattlesnake gets the prize for the world’s fastest snake. Also known as the desert sidewinding horned viper, it inhabits the arid deserts of the southwestern United States and ...