Encountering a snake in the wild can be startling, but knowing how to quickly identify a venomous one could be lifesaving.

Scientists have discovered a new species of snake at a nature ... snouts and "reddish yellow" eyes with black pupils. However, some photos in the study show the animals after they had been ...

Photographer Shintaro Seki, 51, was looking at a rice paddy when he found a striped snake with cloudy eyes, an indication that it was ready to molt. The cloudy eyes are caused by fluid entering ...