The northern pine snake (Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus) is found primarily in the eastern United States, particularly in states like New Jersey, South Carolina, and Georgia. These snakes are ...

Gabe Whisnant is Deputy Weekend Editor at Newsweek based in South Carolina. Prior to joining ... Stein first observed around six snakes slithering into a pile of mulch in his yard, and realized ...

The species lives in coastal plain habitat in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina ... The southern hognose snake lives in longleaf pine savanna, a fire-dependent ecosystem that once ...