Snakes Native News Today

Spiders and other pests are lurking everywhere in Massachusetts – and some of them are vicious little critters.

There are more than a dozen species of snakes in Massachusetts. Two of them are venomous. What are these snakes and where are they found?

SouthCoasters might want to keep an eye on their backyards, after a Middleboro woman came face-to-face with a long snake near her pool house on Friday.

SouthCoasters might want to keep an eye on their backyards, after a Middleboro woman came face-to-face with a long snake near her pool house on Friday.

The Weather Channel says an invasive species of stink bug driven north by climate change could threaten the SouthCoast's fruit crops.

Westport Land Conservation Trust Executive Director Ross Moran discussed the work of the Trust and some of its goals for the future.

With the support of dedicated volunteers and donors, West Place Animal Sanctuary in Tiverton provides refuge to farm animals, wildlife, and lost dogs.

With the support of dedicated volunteers and donors, West Place Animal Sanctuary in Tiverton provides refuge to farm animals, wildlife, and lost dogs.

The Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife is counting all of the wild turkeys in the state and is seeking the public's help with the tabulating.

A Rochester resident called police on Tuesday afternoon to report a rattlesnake in his shed — but it turned out to be a snake playing mimic instead.