Most snakes in Massachusetts are relatively harmless. You leave them alone, and they'll leave you alone, while keeping your yard's ecosystem in balance (think fewer rodents). But, there are two ...

The well-known copperhead is often mistaken for lesser-known species of nonvenomous snakes. One common snake that is sometimes confused with the venomous copperhead is the similar-looking chicken ...

Copperhead snakes are slithering through South Carolina just in time for the summer, and residents are reporting sightings. In North America, the venomous snake species is commonly encountered. The ...

Copperhead snakes, though the most common biting snake in the U.S., rarely cause fatalities. Six venomous snake species reside in Mississippi, including the copperhead, rattlesnakes, water moccasins, ...

A kingsnake wrapped around a copperhead, squeezing it to death, in a South Carolina wildlife management area. Andrew Grosse/provided Andrew Grosse was driving in a coastal wildlife management area ...

Summer is here. Copperhead snake sightings are on the rise as people spend more time outdoors in Mississippi, like playing in the yard or gardening. Copperheads are responsible for the most bites in ...