MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — The South is no stranger to some interesting reptiles, including snakes. According to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, there are 38 different species of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Apparently copperheads aren’t fans of heatwaves either. Research has found that heatwaves can make venomous snakes more active. An ...

It is snake season once again in South Carolina, and if you come face-to-face with one in your yard, take pause before killing it. South Carolina has several laws that protect certain species of ...

This snake in South Carolina makes meals out of venomous copperheads. Here's what to know.

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 ...

Spring is in full force in South Carolina once more and so are its slithery copperheads. The most common venomous snake in South Carolina, the copperhead, while it prefers to avoid human contact, can ...

It felt like something of a reprieve not having to worry about copperheads in the yard or along trails, but that time is coming to an end. In a few weeks, South Carolina’s most populous venomous ...

OTHER REMAINS IN CRITICAL CONDITION. A SOUTH CAROLINA MAN IS ACCUSED OF ABANDONING 52 SNAKES. JASPER COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY HE WAS BREEDING AT THE BUSINESS WHERE HE WORKED. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS THEY ...

Brad Hughes wanted more snakes for the collection of venomous serpents he keeps in a bedroom at his home in Spruce Pine, N.C., a mountain community near Asheville. So he spent Saturday morning in the ...