venomous snakes

I didn't know if this topic is supposed to go specifically here, but I figured others could give me some advice on the topic. My neighborhood (Northeast FL) seems to have an abundance of Pygmy Rattlesnakes, Coral Snakes and Water Moccasins. Recently a neighbor's dog was bitten by a Pygmy...

Eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus)

King cobra.

Hi, Frank Indiviglio here. I’m a herpetologist, zoologist, and book author, recently retired from a career spent at several zoos, aquariums, and museums, including over 20 years with the Bronx Zoo Working with Spitting Cobras has been a fascinating, if sometimes un-nerving, experience. In...

Hi, Frank Indiviglio here. I’m a herpetologist, zoologist, and book author, recently retired from a career spent at several zoos, aquariums, and museums, including over 20 years with the Bronx Zoo. As the weather warms, snake identification requests are becoming more common on my blog. Of most...

Hi, Frank Indiviglio here. I’m a herpetologist, zoologist, and book author, recently retired from a career spent at several zoos, aquariums, and museums, including over 20 years with the Bronx Zoo. The dangers posed by a specific snake species depends upon a great many factors (please see...

Hi, Frank Indiviglio here. I’m a herpetologist, zoologist, and book author, recently retired from a career spent at several zoos, aquariums, and museums, including over 20 years with the Bronx Zoo. I’ve spent decades working with venomous snakes, setting-up snakebite protocols in zoos, and...

Hi All, As any experienced reptile enthusiast knows, accounts concerning the size and aggressive nature of various snakes are usually highly exaggerated. The Black Mamba, however, comes close to living up to the legends that surround it, and has long been among the most feared of all African...