Copperheads, the most prevalent venomous snakes in North Carolina, start making themselves known each year in the spring, just as the weather starts to warm up. The seemingly ubiquitous slitherers ...

Juvenile copperhead. Note the yellow-tipped tail. Jodie Owen Courtesy of the NC Wildlife Resources Commission. As if it’s not hard enough to watch for copperheads in grass and leaves, now comes baby ...

Everything to know about copperhead snakes and other venomous snakes — how to identify them, how to avoid them, what to do if you (or your pet) are bitten, and more. Every summer — actually, starting ...

As if it’s not hard enough to watch for copperheads in grass and leaves, now comes baby copperhead season, where one of the most venomous snakes in South Carolina can be not a whole lot longer than a ...