Whether one is walking on a park trail or hiking in the woods, it’s exciting to see a snake in the wild. It could be a small ...

Within the 17 snake species found in New York, three are venomous. Here's what to know, and how likely you are to see them in ...

But often it’s more complicated than that. A triangle-shaped head doesn’t always mean a snake is venomous, and a narrower head doesn’t mean you’re in the clear. Many non-venomous snakes ...

Some nonvenomous snakes (such as a rat snake) can mimic the triangular shape of venomous snakes by flattening their heads when threatened, so never go by head shape alone. Can you see its eyes?

Only the copperhead and the timber rattlesnake are found in the central Pennsylvania area. There are several ways to identify venomous snakes, including pupil size, head shape and pattern.

You can generally identify a venomous snake by looking at its head shape. Kentucky’s four varieties of venomous snakes have thick, spade-shaped heads, while most of the harmless snakes have more ...

The shape of a snake's head. However, the DEC warns against looking closely for a pit if you're unfamiliar with identifying snakes, because if you're close enough to see the pit — which is an ...