There are four main types of venomous snakes native to the U.S.—rattlesnakes, copperheads, cottonmouths, and coral snakes. Virginia is home to three of these types, with the coral snake being the only ...

First published in 1992, “An Introduction to Snakes of the Region of North Carolina and Virginia," has been revised with ...

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - July 16 is World Snake Day, which can be used as a time to recognize the impact one of the most recognizable reptiles on the planet has in the community. Connor Gillespie, ...

A state panel studying the keeping of dangerous animals made its recommendations Wednesday, proposing that chimpanzees, orangutans and several other creatures not be kept as pets and suggesting new ...