Every summer, without fail, the British press carries alarming stories about snake sightings. On an island that only has one ...

A lot of people are afraid of snakes, and for good reason. While some are harmless and awful cute, some can be extremely ...

Research: Fear of reptiles may be universal, but it's not necessarily innate. Jan. 26, 2011— -- Fear of snakes, spiders and other creepy crawlers is so universal that most of us probably believe ...

If everything we heard about snakes in southeast Texas were true, we couldn't walk to the mailbox without stepping on a dozen of them. Fear and ignorance conjure fantastic images. I made conversation ...