Many people have an innate fear of snakes. This fear is an evolutionary one that kept people from being harmed long ago. However, today, these creatures get a bad rap even from those who have never ...

With summer in full swing, snakes and other creepy crawlers are on the move throughout Tennessee and surrounding areas. For a lot of people, running into a snake in the wild can be terrifying. However ...

I write about fish and wildlife, and I serve on the circle of chiefs of the Outdoor Writers Association of America. I’m also a herp-protection activist and a former game and fish information officer.

A hunter shooting a gun to kill a python? Forbidden. What about freezing the snake to kill it? Prohibited. A python run over by a car? Not allowed. These types of killings have happened before, though ...