snakes

If you come across a Louisiana Pine snake, don't kill it because you might get in trouble. The Louisiana Pine snake is now protected under the Endangered Species Act.

This Valentine's Day promotion may be the greatest in the history of mankind. Or animal-kind.

A large rattlesnake was captured by police in Louisiana, but now they are trying to figure out how it ended up in south Louisiana.

Should you encounter a wild animal in your neighborhood there are steps you need to take for your own safety and the safety of the animal.

We experienced a warm and wet winter in Louisiana, and that means snakes will be aplenty around South Louisiana this Spring.

Because apparently I don't want you to ever sleep again, I'd like for you to see this video of a python slithering into a woman's room while she's sleeping and biting her on her foot.

Imagine walking along the beach and encountering what could be a venomous snake. It happened.

A popular pool toy is becoming quite the haven for snakes as the summertime temperatures heat up across the area.

This story sounds like something straight out of a nightmare.

Coach Joe Gibbs has seen a lot in his football days and his racing days but this is probably the first time he's seen anything like this.

Here is a quick tutorial on seven poisonous snakes and the places you are most likely to meet them in Louisiana.

As temperatures start warming up in Acadiana we can expect snakes to start coming around. This is the perfect recipe for you to meet a snake. By meet a snake, I mean freak out and have a mild heart attack.

What do you get when you mix a delivery driver with a snake and home security camera? Video Gold, that's what you get.

Over the next four to five days, Acadiana is expected to get some serious rainfall from Hurricane Harvey. As a result, we can expect our bayous and ditches to fill, and get standing water under and around our homes. This could mean having to deal with dangerous snakes. These are the ones to look out for.

This will definitely make you do a double take.

She is just your typical soft spoken snake killer. The kind of Grandma that anyone who hates snakes would love to have around the house.

Imagine this wonderful creature about to climb onto and into the boat in which you are riding. What happens next is the stuff that snake nightmares are made of.

Thankfully when Gregory Smith happened upon this snake, it was asleep. This wasn't just a snake you see...it was an enormous rattlesnake. Honestly, I had no idea rattlesnakes could grow this big.

Ya know, snakes sometime get a bad rap. Most of us hate them, yet most of us have never really personally endured a dangerous situation with them. Maybe it's because sometimes they cross boundaries, like this snake. For some reason, this guy decided it was cool to get all up in the steering column of this man's car. Yeah, that's definitely crossing the line.

Summertime in Louisiana always exciting. The sunny days get us outside to enjoy all the fantastic things we love like beaches, fishing, backyard BBQ s and countless festivals. With the kids out of school and many of us taking vacation time off from work, our chances of happening upon a poisonous snake or spider increases greatly. We've got quite a few things here in Louisiana that can't wait to kill us this summer. OK, not really, but sort of. Here are "7 Of The Most Dangerous Things In Louisiana" to be on the lookout for this summer.