A Mechanicsville, Virginia, woman spotted a copperhead snake near the crawl space of her home, which may be the least of her worries. Richard Perry of the Powhatan-based Virginia Wildlife Management ...

Here’s a sight you won’t soon forget: you’re walking down a path when you see a massive snake zoom past your feet and slither its way up a tree! That’s exactly what I saw along the Virginia and West ...

An eastern rat snake was the culprit behind rush hour traffic in Virginia Monday morning, after the reptile cut power to traffic lights at a busy intersection, authorities said. The traffic light ...

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A night of laundry turned dangerous for a Virginia man when he closed the washing machine and discovered a venomous copperhead staring back at him. It happened around 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, at a ...

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The Henrico County Police Animal Shelter cared for a baby rat snake that was found in a sticky situation. In a Facebook post on Thursday, June 5, the shelter said that it ...

Traffic was brought to a grinding halt in Prince William County, Virginia, after a large snake caused a power outage at a busy intersection this week. The snake had slithered into the breaker box that ...

FORT GREGG-ADAMS, Va. — Anticipating a greater number of snake sightings as the weather gets warmer, the Fort Gregg-Adams Environmental Management Division is reminding community members that killing ...