While you might not consider snake bites a common threat in Missouri, the state averages 234 a year. You might expect to see ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - As spring temperatures rise across the Ozarks, reptiles and amphibians are emerging in greater numbers to find mates and nesting sites. This may require these scaly and ...

Anglers in southeastern Missouri are encountering northern snakeheads more often. There have been at least 30 confirmed ...

An invasive fish species is making its presence more known in southeast Missouri. Missouri Department of Conbservation ...

The fish can also breathe air, allowing them to survive for several days out of water if their skin stays moist.

predatory fish with a head that resembles that of a snake. Their body can grow up to three feet long with a python-like color and pattern. Photo courtesy of Missouri Department of Conservation The MDC ...

Maddie Conklin is joined by Dr. Jennifer Pearl, the Director of Veterinary Medicine at the Humane Society of Missouri. Dr.

A St. Charles man is dead after being bitten by a copperhead snake while camping with his family in southeast Missouri. Wayne County Sheriff Dean Finch says 52-year-old Timothy Levins died Tuesday ...

The Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center will celebrate the 20th anniversary and “retirement” of its 20-year-old ...

Snake season is underway in Missouri. The Missouri Department of Conservation says although snakes can be harmful, for the most part, they are here to help feast on ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - “Show Me Reptiles” made their way to the Osage Centre in Cape Girardeau on Saturday. Held on Saturday, April 19, the reptile expo that began in Troy, Missouri, is now one ...