Bite severity: Much more severe than bites from copperheads and cottonmouths, all rattlesnake bites are considered medical ...

Copperheads are the only venomous snake you’re likely to encounter in the Triangle and central NC. Here’s how to identify and ...

Snakes, like humans, get out and start moving around when the temperatures start to rise, and for the most part that’s ...

All rattlesnakes found in Oklahoma produce a powerful and dangerous venom that destroys tissue and disrupts blood clotting. Although copperheads are responsible for the most snakebites in the United ...

Spring is in full force in South Carolina once more and so are its slithery copperheads. The most common venomous snake in South Carolina, the copperhead, while it prefers to avoid human contact ...

Southern Appalachia affords many opportunities to watch and learn more about our diverse species of wildlife. At my home near the border of Western North Carolina and East Tennessee, I see ...

Bites from the snakes — the only venomous snakes likely to be seen in central North Carolina and the Triangle — are rarely fatal to humans. But antivenom, which can be used to treat copperhead bites, ...

Yes, it's possible that you might look up and see a rattlesnake slithering up a tree. Here's some myths to know about Texas' ...

As copperhead snake sightings may become more common in spring and summer, the possibility for a bite increases, too. Bites from the snakes — the only venomous snakes likely to be seen in ...