TUCSON, Ariz.— The Center for Biological Diversity today again petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect the Tucson shovel-nosed snake as an endangered species under the Endangered ...

A federal appeals court recently backed the Fish and Wildlife Service’s decision to keep the Tucson shovel-nosed snake off ...

DESCRIPTION: Shovel-nosed snakes are small (less than 17 inches long) and have a flattened head, a shovel-shaped snout, an inset lower jaw, and coloring that mimics coral snakes. The Tucson ...

A federal appeals court recently ruled that the Tucson shovel-nosed snake doesn’t qualify for protection under the Endangered Species Act, a potential conclusion to the big debate one small reptile ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — A Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel sided with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Friday to deny Endangered Species Act protections to the Tucson shovel-nosed snake, ruling ...