In North Carolina, there’s a lot of buzz around copperheads. Every year, The News & Observer informs readers about how to identify the venomous snakes and what to do if one bites you — or your pet.

A kingsnake wrapped around a copperhead, squeezing it to death, in a South Carolina wildlife management area. Andrew Grosse/provided Andrew Grosse was driving in a coastal wildlife management area ...

Copperheads and kingsnakes both inhabit much of the eastern and central United States, but their habitats may be the only thing they have in common. If you’ve ever wondered how to tell these snakes ...

Rattlesnakes reign supreme in the American Southwest, right? Not if you ask the California kingsnake, a nonvenomous constrictor snake notorious for eating other snakes (including venomous rattlesnakes ...

If you think that dogs chasing their own tails are fascinating, the snake in this YouTube video clip will blow your mind! It features a speckled kingsnake that has swallowed its own tail. What’s more, ...

In North Carolina, there’s a lot of buzz around copperheads. Experts repeat the same advice about interacting with copperheads every year: If you see a copperhead, don’t try to catch it, and don’t try ...