This is the dramatic moment a brave pet dog alerted its owner to a snake that had slithered into their home. The hero Shih Tzu named Dookdik was playing near the gate when it spotted the 6ft reptile ...

Gray rat snakes are among the most common snakes in Mississippi. Their unique body shape helps them climb almost anything.

Snake species that are commonly found in California including the gopher snake, coachwhip snake, sharp-tailed snake, California kingsnake and Western yellow-bellied racer according to California Herps ...

Happy Snake Day! These Louisiana experts hope you'll make forked-tongue friends, not foes. “If we didn’t have snakes, we’d be ...

King cobras are the heavyweight champions of the snake world. These are the largest and longest of any other venomous snake on Earth. This is what makes the king cobra so infamous among snake species, ...

Not all snakes are dangerous, but it’s important to know which species you might encounter while swimming in these lakes and ...

There are two venomous snakes in central and eastern Kentucky. These are copperheads and timber rattlesnakes. They are ...

There are dozens of species of snakes in the Triad, but which are friends and which are foes? An environmental specialist breaks down everything you need to know as you get outdoors this summer: ...

Bites from venomous copperheads are rarely fatal, but may be painful. And killing it may not be a fool-proof way to avoid a ...

Resident Amanda Rossman wasn't expecting to cross paths with a copperhead while letting her dog out before bedtime.

As temperatures rise, local emergency departments are treating more people with snake bites — including from copperheads.