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.

Of the range of behaviors exhibited by the common black rat snake in Oklahoma, “kinking” is one not often seen but perhaps is one of its smartest non-moves. Anyone who has stumbled upon one of ...

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 ...