There's usually a sense of excitement about what lies beneath the Christmas tree, but for one festive family the biggest surprise was lurking in the branches up above. Rob and Marcela Wild wasted no ...

Neal J. Riley is a digital producer for CBS Boston. He has been with WBZ-TV since 2014. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe and The San Francisco Chronicle. Neal is a graduate of Boston ...

Most states have outlawed snake handing, even for religious services. Jamie Coots, the pastor of the Full Gospel Tabernacle in Jesus Name in Middlesboro, Ky., and his followers believe that God calls ...

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 ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - As the weather warms up, you may be seeing more snakes! There are over 50 species of the reptile living in Alabama. Of those, only six are venomous. It’s important to be able ...

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