These snakes are common in pine woods and sandy areas throughout south-eastern North America, where they play a crucial role in controlling populations of small mammals and other prey. Eastern ...

Rattlesnake roundups have led to documented eastern diamondback declines. Federal protection would put an end to the slaughter of these imperiled, misunderstood snakes and lead to increased protection ...

The snake is a transformative symbol because it sheds its skin but doesn't die, and the pine cone falls from an evergreen tree but contains seeds that create a new tree, continuing the cycle of ...