Snakes form a key part of the ecosystems they inhabit. Here's an explainer for all 28 different species found in Iowa. Which have you seen?

Sollenberger said snakes are vital to the ecosystem. “They fill different roles in the food web depending on the type of snake and where you're at,” he said. “All snakes are predators of one ...

South Carolina is home to 38 different species of snakes. But luckily for the Lowcountry (or maybe unluckily) only six of those species are venomous.

If you include both species and subspecies in that number, there are more than 115 different types of snakes. That's the highest number in all of the United States.

Nonvenomous water snakes Rat snakes Sollenberger said snakes are vital to the ecosystem. “They fill different roles in the food web depending on the type of snake and where you're at,” he said.

There are 38 snake species of snakes in South Carolina, only six of which are venomous, according to experts with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Some of the most commonly seen ...

Nonvenomous water snakes Rat snakes Sollenberger said snakes are vital to the ecosystem. “They fill different roles in the food web depending on the type of snake and where you're at,” he said.