As warmer weather arrives, snake sightings will increase. But before you reach for a weapon, know that killing any snake is illegal in Tennessee, with penalties including fines.

However, there are a few poisonous plants in East Tennessee that you should avoid on your hike. There are more dangerous plants in East Tennessee than just poison oak or poison ivy.

Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency officials last week seized 50 poisonous snakes, including rattlesnakes and copperheads, from Andrew Hamblin, the pastor of a Pentecostal church called the ...