Chicken snakes (Pantherophis alleghaniensis), also known as eastern rat snakes or gray rat snakes, are found in much of the same range as copperhead snakes, although not as far north or west.

The rat snake is pictured next to the eggs after they were removed. Austin Wildlife Rescue "We take in three or four snakes each year that have eaten ceramic eggs," Hayley Hudnall, executive ...

About 20-25 snake species are found in Wake County, Beane said, though people won’t see some of those unless they’re looking for them. For example, in Wake County, cottonmouths only live ...

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 ...