A snake that looks similar to and sounds like a rattlesnake but isn't a rattlesnake? Meet the gopher snake, the biggest snake ...

March marks the beginning of Tucson's rattlesnake season, when encounters in the desert — and at home — are the most common.

Gopher snakes are the biggest snakes in Arizona growing up to 9 feet in some cases. Here's what the look like and more important things to know.

Gopher snakes, kingsnakes, coachwhips and glossy snakes are common nonvenomous snakes in Arizona. Nonvenomous snakes are generally harmless, they can bite if threatened. Their bites can cause minor ...

At the Phoenix Zoo, reptile keeper Bradley Lawrence says rattlesnakes respond to temperature, not the calendar. After a late February snowstorm, temperatures quickly climbed back into the 80s and ...

In Arizona, rattlesnakes aren’t just desert dwellers — they’re practically celebrities. With 13 species slithering around, they’ve earned their spot as an unofficial symbol of the Southwest. The ...

Arizona coral snakes are venomous but not aggressive. Although the venom is neurotoxic, no deaths from Arizona coral snake bites have been recorded. Sonoran Mountain kingsnakes look like coral snakes ...

Welcome to Snake Week 2025 at azcentral.com. Every day from June 23 through June 29, Ultimate Arizona reporter Tiffany Acosta will bring you a new story about Arizona's favorite slithering reptiles.