From blackwater rivers to hidden swamps, these North Carolina spots are home to some surprising residents. Here's what you ...

With stunning mountain ranges, flat coastal plains, and the rolling fields of the Piedmont plateau region, North Carolina has ...

Explore the fascinating world of snakes in our latest video, "Snakes are Pretty Quick!" Discover the surprising speed and ...

In partnership with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, ...

Carolina Beach State Park is the antidote to modern chaos – 761 acres of “ahhhh” just waiting for you on the Cape Fear peninsula. Where land meets water in perfect harmony. The sandy shoreline of ...

If Mother Nature decided to create a greatest hits album of North Carolina landscapes, Cliffs of the Neuse State Park would be the standout track that keeps you hitting repeat.

For nearly 90 years, the rare, “elusive” species — Rhabdophis angeli — seemed to have disappeared from the region where it was first discovered. Despite “extensive field surveys,” no other specimen ...

That’s because in a race of reflexes, the snake usually wins. For a mouse or human, it takes less than half a second to ...

On a farm in southern India, agricultural workers dug into the damp soil and uncovered a 1-foot-long creature with “distinct” eyes. Something about the “lustrous” animal caught the attention of nearby ...

Few actions in nature inspire more fear and fascination than snake bites. And the venomous reptiles have to move fast to sink ...

“If a person or animal frightens a skunk, the skunk will most likely face the person, straighten its legs and arch its back, ...