On June 19, 2004, at the Kitt Peak National Observatory in Tucson, Arizona, astronomers Roy Tucker, David Tholen, and Fabrizio Bernardi discovered Asteroid Apophis. This Near-Earth Object (NEO ...

Welcome to Snake Week 2025 at azcentral.com. Every day from June 23 through June 29, Ultimate Arizona reporter Tiffany Acosta will bring you a new story about Arizona's favorite slithering reptiles.

The Brazos water snake, Nerodia harteri, is endemic to a single location in the United States. It thrives in the Brazos River basin of Texas, where there is an abundance of food, camouflage, and ...

Snakes have long been interesting and fearsome to people across the world. While many species are harmless and play vital roles in balancing ecosystems, a few are dangerous with venom so toxic it ...

Some snakes, like pit vipers, have heat-sensing organs that allow them to detect warm-blooded prey. Welcome to Snake Week 2025 at azcentral.com.