HARPSTER, Ohio -- Zoos rarely buy or trap wild animals anymore. Some, in fact, are putting animals back in the wild. Sometimes these are injured animals nursed back to health, or they might have been ...

Q: This garden snake [in the photo accompanying this article] was in my yard a couple of weeks ago. I think it has to be an eastern garden snake, but it is much bigger than any I’ve ever seen. (About ...

The Golden State has added an official shrub and snake, both selected for how they embody California’s natural resilience.

PHOENIX — A threatened species for nearly a decade, the narrow-headed garter snake is getting new life and help from scientists at the Phoenix Zoo. Tara Harris, director of conservation and science at ...