A few readers have shared stories of snake encounters: ...

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

Ophidiophobia (fear of snakes) is very common, and people take that to extremes with rattlesnakes, which are much persecuted. Essentially, people and timber rattlesnakes do not mix, although the ...

The department is currently testing rattlesnakes for a fungal disease called Anfibio Mycosis, which can cause significant ...

Even for Indian Summer, it was a hot, muggy Saturday morning, setting out at 8 a.m. to hike the full loop of the Golden Eagle Trail, one of Pennsylvania’s most iconic day hikes.

Finding a timber rattlesnake in Arizona is like finding an alligator in Idaho — they’re not native to the western U.S. Yet one of the venomous snakes was recently found in Phoenix, snuggled up to ...

A Tennessee hiker died after he was bitten by a timber rattlesnake, according to ABC. The hiker picked up the snake while walking on a trail and was bitten on the hand. He died shortly after being ...

WASHINGTON — A hiker at a Tennessee state park has died after he was bitten by a venomous snake, according to park officials. The man, who was not identified publicly, was hiking at the Savage Gulf ...

A Tennessee hiker died after being bitten by a timber rattlesnake he picked up. Timber rattlesnakes, copperheads, and massasauga rattlesnakes are Ohio's three venomous snake species. While venomous, ...