MEDFORD, MA. (WPVI) -- A mother in Massachusetts knows a lot about snakes, but never expected to have the encounter she had with one a few days ago. Jenna Lees-Rolf's nine-month-old son James was ...

BOSTON, Massachusetts (KTRK) -- A snake slithered into the home of a Massachusetts family and bit their 9-month old baby. Jenna Lees-Rolfe was preparing breakfast in her home when she placed her young ...

North Carolina leads the nation in an unpleasant category — number of snakebites per 100,000 residents. Agkistrodon contortrix, commonly known as the copperhead snake, is the most common venomous ...

While it's common for Mississippians and tourists to see copperheads and other venomous snakes during the warmer months, more bites have been reported in the state so far this year than compared with ...

While you may be ready for sweater weather or spooky season, baby copperhead season is a real thing, as thousands of newborn ...

Ohio is home to three rare venomous snakes: the timber rattlesnake, the copperhead, and the massasauga rattlesnake. The timber rattlesnake and massasauga rattlesnake are both endangered species in ...

With the arrival of summer, more and more people are getting outside to enjoy Alabama’s parks and forests. That also means more Alabamians are coming into close contact with snakes, which may strike ...

Snakebites are among the deadliest neglected tropical diseases, and scientists have long been searching for more effective ...

A recent study found that copperheads often strike in under 0.1 seconds, and their fangs can break when they bite.