Cottonmouth snakes are venomous reptiles found in the southeastern US. They are known for their white mouth lining.

The zoo is caring for 15 of the federally protected species, including six babies, as part of an international recovery program.

In an infamous political cartoon from 1754 that urged colonial unity, the timber rattlesnake is separated into chunks representing the original British colonies. Under the snake sit the words ...

Missouri football hasn’t done much to help the state’s collective blood pressure this season. But, through the Tigers’ cardiac run, the team has shown some serious grit. Take that hospital ...

Iowa (13-2-4) will host Missouri State (13-4-3) in the First Round at 6 p.m. (CT) on Friday, Nov. 15, at the Iowa Soccer Complex. The No. 3 seed is the highest seed in program history. All first-round ...

UPDATE: The Oklahoma Sooners suffered a 30-23 loss Saturday night against the Missouri Tigers in Week 11 of the college football season. COLUMBIA, Mo. — Looking to keep up their recent offensive ...

Oklahoma football will reunite with former Big 12 foe Missouri on Saturday for the first time since the Tigers left the conference after the 2011 season. The two programs, of course, are now in the ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — A child suffered minor injuries after they collided with a bus while riding their bike on Rattlesnake Drive in Missoula on Friday around 3 p.m., according to the Missoula ...

The Missouri General Assembly will have new faces next year, but the partisan alignment will likely remain unchanged as Republicans appear to have retained their two-thirds supermajority in both ...

Snake lungworm disease, which infects at least 19 snake species, is poised to spread throughout the southeastern U.S. Jenna Palmisano, a biologist at the University of Central Florida, holds a ...

At least three people drowned in Missouri, including two poll workers, from flooding caused by heavy rains that hit southern and eastern parts of the state and forced numerous road closures Monday ...

ST. LOUIS — When Missouri on Tuesday became the first state to overturn a near-total abortion ban by the vote of the people, Desiree White cried happy tears. Twenty-five years earlier, she and her ...