Habitat: One of the two snakes on this list found in Western North Carolina, timber rattlesnakes are found in the western, south central and eastern parts of the state. Bite severity: Similar to ...

Tips include cleaning up yard debris to discourage copperheads and knowing how to keep dogs leashed on outdoor paths.

If you're ever in North Carolina, be aware that that there are some snakes that are absolutely hands off, no matter how freaked they make you.

North Carolina is home to three kinds of legless lizards, also called glass lizards, which look remarkably similar to snakes: the Eastern glass lizard, ...

One story explains what to do if a copperhead bites your dog, including symptoms to watch for and why leashing your pet ...

There are six venomous (poisonous) snakes in North Carolina: copperhead, cottonmouth (water moccasin), eastern diamond back rattlesnake, pigmy rattlesnake, timber rattler and coral. How to ...

But even though there are 37 species of snakes in North Carolina, ... Eastern coral snake. Coral snakes are actually extremely rare and are considered endangered, but they are venomous.

There are three “families” of snakes found in North Carolina, which together include 37 different snake species, ... Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnakes. Pygmy Rattlesnakes.

North Carolina Is that a snake or one of NC’s ... that The Nature Conservancy acquired in a deal with International Paper as part of an acquisition of 38,320 acres in eastern North Carolina.

The nonvenomous snake will also puff up like a cobra when provoked It’s always good to know your snakes, but in North Carolina the knowledge is a necessity. The southern state is home to dozens ...

NC Poison Control has a list of the five snakes that cause the majority of snakebite poisonings in the state. Here's what to know about the species.