Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thinking about bringing home a pet that doesn’t bark, shed or beg for snacks? Enter the snake: nature’s silent, scaly roommate.

In my opinion, snakes have gotten a bum rap. Despite the unfortunate creepy reputation these lanky reptiles have earned, many species of snakes can make beautiful, docile, and hardy house pets! Of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Despite the negative association many people have with snakes, there’s more to these scaly creatures than deadly king cobras and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. More than 4,200 species of snakes exist on the planet and ...

That’s how Keith Gisser, founder of Herps Alive, introduced us to Ruby, a 9-year-old corn snake. I had never heard anyone describe a snake that way before. But Keith has more than 30 years of reptile ...

Snakes have a reputation for being quick to strike, but several species rarely live up to that image. Breeders who work with these animals select for calm temperaments, and many of the snakes kept as ...