Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. North Carolina leads the nation in an unpleasant category — number of snakebites per 100,000 residents. Agkistrodon contortrix, ...

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The “quiet” snake that sends more people to the ER than any other in a lot of the country... The post The “quiet” snake that causes the most emergency room visits appeared first on The Avid ...

North Carolina's copperhead snakes are active much of the year, with experts advising residents to watch for their distinctive hourglass markings and yellow-tipped tails on juveniles. Bites often ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – Zeke Phillips and his dad, Joseph, play disc golf all the time. In fact, Joseph co-owns Another Round Disc Golf in NoDa. “We were finishing up doing a few things, ...

RICHMOND, Va. — As the weather warms and residents flock to trails and parks, so do Central Virginia’s most common venomous snakes — copperheads. Sightings and interactions are on the rise, prompting ...

The University of South Carolina Upstate’s Southern Piedmont Natural History program has a message for dog walkers, people getting some fresh air or even checking mail. Watch your step. This is prime ...

Copperhead snakes take the prize for being one of the most encountered venomous snakes in the United States. Those who live in the eastern portion of the U.S. know the species well, likely coming ...