SEDALIA, Mo. -- Lots of children -- some now adults -- have met Connie Koch as she gave educational programs over the years. Many don't remember her name, but they remember who she is: the Snake Lady.

Conservationist and herpetologist Sara Horwitz, aka "The Snake Lady," is nominated by NBC Connecticut for NBC Local station partner’s ongoing PAWSitively Good Awards for educating kids, and breaking ...

DECATUR - A 4-year-old boy slowly crept up to the snake, not sure if the much-bigger reptile would eat him. "Now, honey, he has a mouth, and anything with a mouth can bite, but I've got his head," ...