North Carolina is a state full of biodiversity, and snakes are no exception. Its diverse environments, from the mountains in ...

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 ...

Snakes don’t have arms and legs, but that doesn’t mean they can’t climb. While not all of these slithering reptiles climb, the ones that do, typically do it well. The News & Observer previously spoke ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants to add federal protections for a non-venomous snake that lives in North Carolina. The agency ...

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed a snake found in North Carolina as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Officials said the southern hognose snake is threatened by habitat loss, ...

Scientists have captured high-speed video of venomous snake strikes, including this dramatic footage of a copperhead. Authors of the study, which was published last week in the Journal of Experimental ...

The southern hognose snake can be found in four states: North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. Pierson Hill/FWC U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes listing southern hognose snake as ...

The southern hognose snake can be found in four states: North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. Pierson Hill/FWC AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. U.S.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes listing southern hognose snake as a threatened species. Proposal cites habitat loss, road deaths, invasive species and climate change impacts as threats.