Moccasins can be banded reddish brown when young, but they get darker the older they get, sometimes to black. Moccasins often are confused with similarly colored non-venomous water snakes.

FWC said this time of year is ideal for holding the Python Challenge because hatchlings are emerging from eggs.

Florida is home to over 40 snake species, with only six venomous. Snakes are most active during the warmer months of spring and early summer. The cottonmouth, also known as the water moccasin, is ...

Nestled between the Deep South and the Atlantic Ocean, Georgia is famous for its natural beauty. The Peach State is also home to an impressive 47 different snake species. While this may sound alarming ...

World Atlas calls 4 Mississippi lakes the most snake-infested in the state. Know how to ID venomous snakes and tell them ...

While most people are wary of copperhead snakes and black widow spiders, there are other potentially dangerous creepy crawly things you might meet.

Copperhead snakes are slithering through Georgia just in time for the summer. Where do they hide? How to keep them out? What to do if you see one?

Stretching from Georgia to Maine, the Appalachian Trail (AT) is the longest hiking-only footpath in the world. It’s 2,197 forested miles that pass through 14 states and receive over 3 million visitors ...

Florida’s Emerald Coast boasts sugar-white beaches that make Caribbean postcards look doctored, but amid this natural ...

Driving along the Tamiami Trail (US-41) through the vast Everglades, you might blink and miss the small town of Ochopee, home ...

Former All-Pro wide receiver Antonio Brown was named in a warrant signed by a judge June 11, according to a report in the Washington Post.