If you're hiking in the Smokies this season, keep an eye (and an ear) out for snakes, particularly these venomous ones.

This also explains why states such as Tennessee are prone to more human-snake encounters than many others. In July of 2011, a ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — As the weather is getting warmer in Eastern North Carolina, people are starting to see more copperhead snakes. “Copperheads are a venomous snake. They’re common in ...

The weather is finally warming up and hiking season will soon be at its peak in East Tennessee ... The northern copperhead is the other type of venomous snake in the Smokies.