New ancient DNA analysis has shed light on how the black rat, blamed for spreading Black Death, dispersed across Europe – revealing that the rodent colonised the continent on two occasions in the ...

Rat remains have caused a bread brand in Japan to recall its products. According to the BBC, Pasco Shikishima Corporation had to recall 104,000 packs of sliced white bread and issue refunds after ...

In much of the eastern United States, it’s not uncommon to spot a snake slithering through the leaves, crossing a trail, or hiding near your shed. But knowing whether that snake is venomous or ...

Final Update: The experts have spoken! We thank the reptile specialists at the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium for identifying the Frick Park snake as a Black Rat Snake. We thank the public for their ...

We wanted to find out more about snakes and, in particular, two of the most common you could encounter, including the black rat snake and copperheads. It’s that time of year again for all things ...

A Flushing, Ohio, woman got an unpleasant surprise when she walked into her laundry room on Saturday. No, it wasn't that the machines were broken down or already being used—it was a large rat snake ...

Adult brown (or dekay) snake. At full grown, they are about a foot long. Courtesy of Talena Chavis. On social media sites, seemingly every snake in every photo is identified as a venomous copperhead.

A Virginia man was shocked to find a black rat snake wrapped around his front door handle when he briefly left his house to pick up a food delivery over the weekend. Jeff Irvine, from Brandermill, a ...

The Children's Museum of West Hartford graciously helped three homeowners in the past week remove snakes who likely were looking for a quiet place to nest, according to WFSB. One of the snakes was ...

IN regard to the distribubution of the black rat (Mus rattus), your correspondent may be glad to know that this animal, spread over the States in early days, but has since been supplanted, as in ...

Snakes have a bad reputation for being venomous, fearsome creatures. However, snakes can actually be a positive sign that your garden supports a healthy, balanced ecosystem. For snakes, gardens are an ...