Many of us know snakes are ectothermic reptiles that regulate their body temperature behaviorally by using shade, burrows, warm rocks, and even metabolic heat from digestion. But not everyone is aware ...

Snakes are a hallmark of healthy habitats. And throughout the country, most habitats have more snakes present in early fall than at any other time of the year, even spring.

As Gold Coast temperatures soar, so does a primal urge, with snakes across the region throwing caution to the wind in a desperate quest for love.

Walsh, Timothy F., Ernst, C., and Laemmerzahl, A. F. 1999. "Reproduction of the rufous-beaked snake, Rhamphiophis oxyrhynchus (Colubridae, Lamphrophinae)." The ...