Veterinarians at the Second Chance Wildlife Center (SCWC) in Gaithersburg, Maryland, successfully performed surgery on an eastern rat snake that had mistakenly swallowed a gear shift knob.

The Eastern Brown Snake also moves at 12 mph and ... snake that can move swiftly both on land and in water. The Texas Rat Snake, found in Texas and neighboring states, can reach speeds of 6 ...

Louis region are nonvenomous, including the black rat snake, the ring-necked snake and the Eastern garter snake, Dan Zarlenga, St. Louis region spokesperson with the Missouri Department of ...