June 16 (UPI) --Summer is finally here, and humans aren't the only ones enjoying the warm weather -- snakes are slithering out of their dens in search of food, mates and, in some cases, mischief.

Texas is home to more than 100 snake species, including the western diamondback rattlesnake, which was recently documented for the first time in Denton County after being found in a suburban garage.

Around the globe, when humans come into contact with snakes, the first instinct is often to kill them — regardless of the ecological impact. Why it matters: Arizona is the natural habitat for dozens ...

Fans of The Walking Dead will enjoy discovering a snake behaving like the slithering dead with its strange post-hibernation ...

A Texas woman got scared when she saw a scaly visitor outside her home on her Ring security camera. "I got a motion alert from my doorbell and was shocked to see a wild chicken snake slithering down ...

ATLANTA -- Last week, 11Alive reported that snake bites were on the rise in Georgia, but we never expected this. Watch the video above to see what happened when an unexpected visitor slithered into ...

After a slow start, snake sightings are on the rise – and they’ve started to invade some weird hiding places in Adelaide ...

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Nicole Jones never expected to wake up in the middle of the night and find a snake slithering through her apartment. The East Providence resident told 12 News she found ...

SOUTHAVEN, Miss. — A Mississippi woman wants someone to be held accountable for a snake showing up in her mother’s nursing home room. The nursing home disputes the account – saying the snake only ...