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, ...

Copperheads will sleep in dens with other snakes like rattlesnakes and even black rat snakes, and they can return to the same ...

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 ...

Home to grasslands, canyons, marshes, and other ecosystems, it should come as no surprise that Ohio is just a paradise for snakes. With 25 native snake species — several of which are either aquatic or ...

The video, recorded at the Upper Delta Wildlife Management Area, gives no hint of a snake being nearby, but then the camera draws closer and closer to the ground. Video screengrab A venomous ...

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 ...