A Mechanicsville, Virginia, woman spotted a copperhead snake near the crawl space of her home, which may be the least of her worries. Richard Perry of the Powhatan-based Virginia Wildlife Management ...

Here’s a sight you won’t soon forget: you’re walking down a path when you see a massive snake zoom past your feet and slither its way up a tree! That’s exactly what I saw along the Virginia and West ...

HAMPTON ROADS, VA—The Virginia Zoo is participating in a big fundraiser called Local 757. May 6 th is the day of action launched by the Peninsula Community Foundation for Hampton Roads folks to ...

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A night of laundry turned dangerous for a Virginia man when he closed the washing machine and discovered a venomous copperhead staring back at him. It happened around 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, at a ...

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The Henrico County Police Animal Shelter cared for a baby rat snake that was found in a sticky situation. In a Facebook post on Thursday, June 5, the shelter said that it ...

The well-known copperhead is often mistaken for lesser-known species of nonvenomous snakes. One common snake that is sometimes confused with the venomous copperhead is the similar-looking chicken ...

Jul. 18—MORGANTOWN — As summer heats up, so does snake activity—but experts say there is little reason for alarm. "Snakes are out and about now, but they're more misunderstood than dangerous, " said ...