Spring is finally here, and warmer temperatures are bringing many of Missouri’s native animals out into the open for the first time this year. By far the most common type of snake found in Missouri, ...

MISSOURI – With spring is full swing and summer not too far away, those that frequent the outdoors are bound to see more snakes slithering in the Show-Me State. Snakes come out to play during the ...

SIKESTON, Mo. -- A recently amended law makes it illegal for Missourians to keep an energetic yet harmless snake mostly found in sand prairies in Scott, New Madrid and Mississippi counties. The ...

A non-venomous, two-headed snake’s statewide journey has come to a halt after the reptile underwent major surgery this month. Tiger-Lily, the rare western rat snake with two heads, was set to leave ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. This two-headed western ratsnake found last fall in Stone County is currently on display at the Missouri Department of ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) -A woman from Eugene, Mo., found a black rat snake in the hood of her car while driving her son to baseball practice. According to the Missouri Department of Conservation, the ...

EUGENE, Mo. – Snakes on a plane? Try snakes in a car. Or as one Missouri family recently learned the hard way, a snake popping out of a car hood mid-drive. LeAnna Binkley was driving her son to ...

During spring and summer, snakes in Missouri become more active due to the warmer temperatures and increased daylight. The state is home to nearly 50 species of snakes, with only six being venomous.