Among the most adept swimmers are sea snakes, which spend their entire lives in the ocean, and water snakes that live in and around fresh-water habitats in the eastern half of the United States.

Mississippi has six venomous snake species: Water Moccasins, Timber Rattlesnakes, Pygmy Rattlesnakes, Coral Snakes, Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnakes, and Copperheads. Venomous snakes like cottonmouths ...

Louisiana has 48 snake species, seven of which are venomous. Lake Pontchartrain is considered the most snake-infested lake in Louisiana. Lake Maurepas, Calcasieu Lake, and Lake Claiborne are also ...

Some snake species defy expectations by effortlessly gliding through the air or swimming with remarkable agility. These fascinating reptiles, from aquatic sea kraits to airborne tree snakes like ...