These snakes are the fastest in Ohio, very aggressive and have a painful bite. ODNR shares facts in viral Facebook post about ...

An Australian boy died after being told to "sleep off" his venomous snake bite. Don't do that if one of Ohio's three venomous ...

Ohio is home to more than two dozen species of snakes, and several of the Buckeye State's lakes and waterways are absolutely slithering with activity. The majority of snakes in Ohio are non-venomous ...

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, ...

The northern watersnake (Nerodia sipedon sipedon), also known as the common watersnake, can be found throughout Ohio. In fact, it has been spotted in all but six of Ohio's 88 counties, according to ...

About 25 million people, or 8% of the population of the U.S., live in the Ohio River basin. The river spans 981 miles, starting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and flowing to Cairo, Illinois, where it ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (WJW) – Experts say it’s considered by many ...

OHIO, USA — An annual snake survey in Ohio revealed an unexpected find – an eastern Massasauga rattlesnake, an "increasingly rare" snake in the state that is considered threatened. The Ohio Department ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A rare and endangered snake was found in Ohio last month. In a post on Facebook, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources said an eastern massasauga rattlesnake was found in Ohio ...

A Tennessee hiker died after he was bitten by a timber rattlesnake, according to ABC. The hiker picked up the snake while walking on a trail and was bitten on the hand. He died shortly after being ...