Both snakes are venomous pit vipers found across North Carolina, but you likely won’t see a rattlesnake in the Triangle. Rattlesnakes are found in surrounding areas, however, particularly east ...

North Carolina is experiencing the 13-year periodical brood (called Brood XIX, or 19). Nationally, two periodical broods are emerging at the same time, but they’re happening in different locations.

They’re also protected by the North Carolina Endangered Species Act. Stiver is called upon to remove venomous snakes from developed areas such as campgrounds, visitor centers and mills.

Snakes The slithery serpents can be beneficial for the environment, keeping pests like rodents and slugs at bay. Out of the 38 species of snakes that call North Carolina home, 10 are listed as ...

Southern Appalachia affords many opportunities to watch and learn more about our diverse species of wildlife. At my home near the border of Western North Carolina and East Tennessee, I see ...

They’re also protected by the North Carolina Endangered Species Act. Stiver is called upon to remove venomous snakes from developed areas such as campgrounds, visitor centers and mills.

CLEMSON, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - A Clemson University Ph.D. graduate is making it easier for researchers and the community to track where venomous snakes live. Dr. Rhett Rautsaw created VenomMaps ...

North Carolina is no stranger to snakebites. The state for years has led the nation in reported bites annually for both venomous and non-venomous snakes. Experts say a lot of those bites happen in ...

CLEMSON, S.C. (WCBD) – A recent Clemson University Ph.D. graduate has created a database mapping locations of 158 venomous snake species living across North, Central, and South America. Rhett… ...

In North Carolina's Sandhills forest, the harmless snakes have evolved to better resemble a poisonous species that vanished from the region more than 50 years ago.