From the archive: This story originally published in The Desert Sun in 2015. One warm early summer evening I heard a huge racket outside in the driveway. From a second story deck I looked down and ...

The Arabian sand boa lives in Arabian deserts. It has unique eyes and hunts at night. These snakes bury in sand to ambush ...

Deserts are among the most extreme and hostile environments on Earth, with extreme temperatures, minimal rainfall, and sometimes severe flash floods when it does rain. These are hostile environments ...

Mojave Greens, Sidewinders, rattlers- the Mojave Desert is writhed with native snake species. Some, like the California Kingsnake and gopher snake, are harmless; others, like the Southern Pacific ...

If you see a horned snake, you'll understand how it got its name: They have unique "horns" near their eyes. These venomous snakes live in deserts and other dry environments, and their adaptations help ...

Calling the animal a "beautiful python," the shelter said the employee found the snake that afternoon. The worker called the humane shelter to arrange pickup, a spokesperson for the shelter told USA ...