Snakes can't throw up. The serpents have no gag reflex, so if a bit of food gets stuck in their throat, they can suffocate and die, Kathie Brennan explained to a group of children and their parents ...

During my childhood in the Midwest, I briefly possessed—with my parents’ hesitant blessings—an Eastern milk snake as a pet. One day, the snake escaped from its terrarium in the garage. It didn’t try ...

Some Madison County kids got the chance to get up close and personal with some of nature’s most misunderstood creatures on Friday. Berea College Biology Chair and professor Dr. Roy Scudder-Davis ...

A study of more than 100 kindergarten-age children suggests kids tend to think of snakes differently than they do other animals and that hearing negative or objectifying language about the slithery ...

HUNTINGTON — Children learned about bearded dragons, yellow-footed tortoises and boa constrictors during an animal show Wednesday. The animals were part of a presentation by Gary Bussa, who introduced ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. -- This is, literally, hands-on learning. From little bugs to big snakes, kids are learning all about nature first-hand at Pocahontas State Park. Today's lesson is called ...

If St. Patrick's presence drove the snakes out of Ireland, surely the presence of snakes was equally responsible for attracting wide-eyed children at Edisto Gardens this week. On Wednesday, six ...