One primary reason snakes may find your yard attractive is the presence of open holes, such as abandoned gopher burrows, which offer ready-made homes for these reptiles. Snakes are always on the ...

Gopher snakes like to feed upon rodents, birds, eggs, lizards, and gophers by constricting the prey’s lungs. #7: Racers The racer is a very diverse group of snakes found throughout the tropical ...

And snake-killing contests are harmful to many species besides snakes. To catch rattlesnakes for the events, hunters too often spray gasoline into gopher tortoise burrows, destroying the burrows and ...