Wisconsin’s natural landscapes and diverse wildlife, not to mention 15,000 lakes, make the Dairy State a popular summer destination for outdoor enthusiasts. Wisconsin has steep hills, forests, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As spring emerges and people slither over to Wisconsin's waterways, coming across any of the state's snakes has become a renowned ...

Tim Friede has been bitten by snakes hundreds of times — often on purpose. Now scientists are studying his blood in hopes of creating a better treatment for snake bites. Friede has long had a ...

Wisconsin conservation biologists are literally turning over rocks to look for signs of a wildlife disease found in half of the state's snake species and that has decimated local populations of rare ...

The slender brown-and-yellow Butler's garter snake is a mild-mannered creature that spends its time sheltering in burrows and eating earthworms. But it has sparked a heated dispute between the ...

Wisconsinites will no longer be able to keep wild snakes, turtles or frogs as pets under an updated rule from the state ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin native Nathaniel Frank grew up following turtles and flipping over rocks to look for salamanders. He’s been keeping reptiles and amphibians since he was 6. “As a little ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Guests at a Wisconsin hotel were in for quite a shock when an unwanted patron tried to join them in the pool. And it was all caught on video. Snakes slithered in the indoor pool.