It was a merciless fight, if the picture is any indication. A gray rat snake and a young red-tailed hawk were tangling, and a photo shared by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency shows the bird’s ...

A red-tailed hawk fell out of the sky last week in east Tennessee and witnesses say it landed in the road with a snake wrapped tightly around its neck. People in Tennessee are apparently getting used ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Visitors at Zoo Knoxville can see a King Cobra crawling around in a large enclosure. They can see gorillas and chimpanzees swinging between branches. They can see bears and owls and ...

WHITE BLUFF, TN (KTRK) -- A Tennessee woman got a big scare when she woke up to a snake slithering on her in bed. Deputies came to Christine Humphries' home Friday around 2 a.m. after she reported a ...

You're hiking down a trail. It's a trail not only through lush forests, but over mountains, too. A journey into a wonderous land whose flora and fauna are plentiful. There's a signpost up ahead: ...

Gray rat snakes, commonly called chicken snakes, are non-venomous and known for their climbing ability due to their unique body shape. They climb trees to hunt birds, eggs and squirrels, and to bask ...