Oxenrider said there is over 20 species native or thought to be native in West Virginia with only two of them being venomous.

The Eastern copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix) is the most common venomous snake in Virginia. They are pit vipers and can be found across much of the eastern half of the U.S., ranging as far ...

The Eastern garter snake is among the snake species found in the Lehigh Valley. (Contributed photo) Despite the number of common species, snakes are not usually noticed, according to Koplish.

Virginia is home to three of these types, with the coral snake being the only one not found in the state. According to the CDC, 7,000 to 8,000 people are bitten by snakes each year, and about 5 of ...

That’s why his group partnered with the California Rice Commission and Senator Roger Niello on legislation to make the giant garter snake — a species that’s native to the Sacramento region ...

Pick your poison? Not here. There are more than 30 types of snakes in Virginia, but only three are venomous: northern copperheads, rattlesnakes and eastern cottonmouths (also known as water ...

Yellowstone National Park is home to 11 species of reptiles and amphibians. Snakes make up nearly half of that number, with several species found throughout Yellowstone’s 3,471 square miles. The ...

From the innocuous garter snake to the perhaps perilous timber rattlesnake, the lakes are no longer as peaceful—or innocent—as they had appeared. Why snake sightings are rising in New York lakes ...