We may be more likely to see snakes this time of year, as the weather warms. Use this information to make encounters less scary.

After a few warm days last week, central North Carolina is cooling off again. But copperheads don’t wait for consistently warm temperatures. These snakes — the only venomous snakes you’re ...

as in the case of some of the state's venomous snakes, bites may not always cause serious complications - and neither species is aggressive. With help from the Cleveland Clinic, here's what to know ...

Since this is the year of the snake, I’m excited to see what ... They’re also protected by the North Carolina Endangered Species Act. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.

Snakes do it, too. And 38 snake species in North Carolina, now’s the time of year when we are more likely to run into them. But generally speaking, most of our state’s snakes are nonvenmous ...