Copperhead snakes take the prize for being one of the most encountered venomous snakes in the United States. Those who live in the eastern portion of the U.S. know the species well, likely coming ...

Scientists have captured high-speed video of venomous snake strikes, including this dramatic footage of a copperhead. Authors of the study, which was published last week in the Journal of Experimental ...

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, ...

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced that baby Eastern copperheads will start becoming more active as the weather becomes cooler and milder. This brown, camouflaged venomous pit ...

RALEIGH, North Carolina (WRAL) — A Raleigh woman is recovering after she says a copperhead snake bit her on Friday evening. “I knew right away I was bit,” said Lisa Austin, 76. “I could see the ...