The United States is home to many snake species. While most are harmless, some can be very dangerous to humans. Knowing which ...

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (KGO) -- Two days after a San Jose man was bitten by a rattlesnake on top of Mission Peak near Fremont, East Bay Regional Parks has put out a warning to hikers and visitors to ...

When you think of snakes, you may be most concerned about whether the snake is venomous or not. Rattlesnakes in the United States are very venomous; the Black Mamba is an extremely venomous snake in ...

If snakes are slithering too close for comfort in your garden, this fragrant substance may be the simple trick you've been missing to send them packing.

Deputy Terry Dunn of the Adams County Sheriff’s Office in Natchez, Miss., killed a rattlesnake this week outside one of the ...

Cody Coots is following in his father’s footsteps, serving as a pastor in a church. Like his father, Coots is a snake handler. And like his father, he was bitten by a rattlesnake while leading a ...

SAN BERNADINO COUNTY, Calif. — A California man said he thinks someone is trying to kill him after a live rattlesnake was shipped to him in the mail. Elijah Bowles, 60, picked up a package at the ...

On July 9, residents of Attleboro got a scare when a snake reported to have bitten two dogs was mistaken for a rare venomous copperhead. State wildlife officials later correctly identified the snake ...