The cottonmouth, or water moccasin, is often regarded as one of the most dangerous snakes in the southern United States.

If you enjoy boating or swimming in one of South Carolina’s lakes, you should know this: chances are there are snakes in that water. Might not be venomous but they are snakes nonetheless. South ...

A Tennessee hiker who picked up a rattlesnake during a trek through a state park died earlier this month after the snake bit him on the hand, officials said. The snake is believed to have been a ...

Summer vacation can mean spending more time outside. And that means the possibility of encountering creatures you're not used to. They may have a bad reputation, but experts say they're actually ...

A University of Florida study found that snake bites in the state are an understudied but avoidable risk. Most venomous snake bites in Florida occurred when people, primarily men, intentionally ...