Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Iowa has 28 species of snakes, five of which are venomous. Snakes form a key part of the ecosystems they inhabit, helping to keep ...

A state famous for its prairies and cornfields, it’s easy to believe that Iowa makes a good home for snakes. Indeed, Iowa is home to 28 species of snakes. Furthermore, the vast majority of these ...

An Illinois fisherman snapped a photo that's gone viral of a huge snake munching on a bullhead catfish in Iowa waters. Colin Wehrle of Moline, Ill., sent the Iowa Department of Natural Resources his ...

Madison County Sheriff Jason Barnes was driving on a gravel road last week at Pammel State Park in Winterset when he noticed something slithering in his path. He pressed on the brakes of his patrol ...

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — A boa constrictor found in a shopping cart in Target earlier this month will be getting a new home. The 6-foot-long snake, now named Target, pronounced “Tar-Zhay,” was picked ...

Friends fishing for walleye in northeast Iowa stumbled upon an epic lunch battle between two snakes this month. Adam Maas and Chris Valentine were at the Massey Marina in Dubuque County when they saw ...

Iowa has 28 species of snakes, five of which are venomous. Snakes form a key part of the ecosystems they inhabit, helping to keep populations of mice, squirrels, other small animals and even insects ...