Iowa has 28 species of snakes, five of which are venomous. Snakes form a key part of the ecosystems they inhabit, helping to keep populations of mice, squirrels, other small animals and even insects ...

Snakes play a valuable role in maintaining pest populations. Most snakes you’ll see in your yard are more of a nuisance than a direct and immediate danger to your life. However, many people do not ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. People may think that killing a venomous snake like a copperhead makes them safer. But decapitating a snake doesn’t kill it instantly ...

With warm (and soon hot) temperatures across North Carolina, snakes are out and about. Here in the Triangle, that means some of us might be seeing venomous copperheads as we visit parks and trails or ...

There are a lot of snakes that call our state home, and most of them aren’t venomous. That said, some are, and it’s probably a good idea to know how to spot them. There are 44 species of snakes living ...