A deadly fungus is infecting snake species seemingly at random
Any species in the eastern or midwestern United States could potentially be at risk, study suggests
![milk snake](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/122017_LH_snake_feat.jpg?fit=860%2C460&ssl=1)
SICK SNAKES An emerging fungal disease covers snakes (such as this milk snake, Lampropeltis triangulum) with lesions that can hurt a snake’s ability to move and eat.
© D.E. Green/USGS National Wildlife Health Center