Lakes all across Ohio are home to thriving snake populations, including lakes near Cincinnati and Youngstown. Ohio is home to more than 20 snake species, but only three are venomous. The majority of ...

These snakes are among the fastest in Ohio, which may be bad news if you encounter one because they are also very aggressive. And they can climb trees. They may not be venomous like three other ...

Ohio is home to three rare venomous snakes: the timber rattlesnake, the copperhead, and the massasauga rattlesnake. The timber rattlesnake and massasauga rattlesnake are both endangered species in ...

A Tennessee hiker died after being bitten by a timber rattlesnake he picked up. Timber rattlesnakes, copperheads, and massasauga rattlesnakes are Ohio's three venomous snake species. While venomous, ...

In what a Cleveland Clinic doctor calls "a snowball starting to roll down a hill," the clinic is reporting a steady increase in cases of the flu, and the impact of the illness can be quite unpleasant.

An 11-year-old boy bitten by a snake in Australia died after suffering "extensive internal bleeding due to brown snake envenomation," according to reporting by USA TODAY. His father did not seek ...