There are four main types of venomous snakes native to the U.S.—rattlesnakes, copperheads, cottonmouths, and coral snakes. Virginia is home to three of these types, with the coral snake being the only ...

Copperhead spotting in Central Virginia: What you need to know this snake season News As the weather warms and residents flock to trails and parks, so do Central Virginia's most common venomous snakes ...

The well-known copperhead is often mistaken for lesser-known species of nonvenomous snakes. One common snake that is sometimes confused with the venomous copperhead is the similar-looking chicken ...

Rachel Myrick and her family were looking for a bite to eat at a steakhouse in Virginia. But instead, she was on the receiving end of a bite — from a copperhead snake that managed to get inside a ...

The copperhead is one of the most famous of all snakes in the United States. Along with that fame, people often confuse other species with them, often to a bad end. One of the most commonly confused ...

Watching a copperhead snake creep its way into the yard might just be the stuff of nightmares for some people. Those who are fearful may want to run away and scream, arms flailing in the air. Others ...