In much of the eastern United States, it’s not uncommon to spot a snake slithering through the leaves, crossing a trail, or ...

Yellow rat snake (Elaphe obsoleta ... Humans often kill them after mistaking them for venomous rattlers. Rat snakes are semi-arboreal, which means they spend some of their time in trees, said ...

Want to identify a snake and whether or not it's venomous? ... "I love to see a rat snake in my barn," he said. "They are also a food source for raptors like the red tail hawk." ...

If you saw a snake in your backyard, would you know if it was venomous? Sure, it's easy to tell a rattler from a rat snake, but other species are harder to identify.

The state’s venomous snakes — including copperheads — do not get high off the ground, Owens said. Copperheads — the venomous ...

Florida wildlife has proven yet again just how wild it can be after a woman shared video of a venomous coral snake eating another snake while it was being attacked by a yellow jacket wasp.

VENOMOUS SNAKES IN NC. Venomous snakes in North Carolina include the copperhead, cottonmouth, timber rattlesnake, eastern diamondback rattlesnake, pigmy rattlesnake, and the eastern coral snake.

Often, what we’re seeing in our yards is a brown snake, a black rat snake or a black racer snake -- all non-venomous. Here’s how to tell them all apart.