National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore, left, is shown with Kansas Wetlands Education Center Director Curtis Wolf, holding a Great Plains Rat Snake. Sartore visited the KWEC earlier this month.

Some exotic-animal owners spend thousands a year on fresh meat, for carnivores that dine daily on raw steak, for primates—omnivores with complex dietary needs—for snakes, which eat rat after r ...

Most of the time, it is from venomous varieties such as the cobra and krait, but the meat of fat constrictors such as the rat snake is also used. Novice customers often say the meat tastes like ...

After descending over the Rockies and Great Plains, forecasters said the arctic air will plunge onto the Deep South and Great Lakes by Saturday night before stretching into the the Mid-Atlantic ...

A study published on Friday in the journal Science Advances found that as temperatures climb in cities, rat populations are growing, even as city dwellers suffer. “In cities that have ...

In the first study of its kind, scientists found a correlation between climate change and a rise in urban rat populations. A rat scurries across West Broadway in New York City. A study looking at ...

Scientists have some good news for rats and some bad news for city dwellers. Rat populations are rising in cities including Washington, D.C., and San Francisco, reports a study released Friday ...

The upcoming Year of the Snake symbolizes growth and renewal. What screams Lunar New Year more than a good red and gold combo? This manicure incorporates a fun French tip design along with a sleek ...

We need to do that if we’re actually concerned about rats, and if we want to manage the risks associated with them.” This story was originally published by Grist with the headline Oh, great: Rat ...