Snakes /tags/snakes Snakes en-US Copyright Mon, 24 Jun 2024 14:22:16 GMT North Carolina's venomous snakebite numbers are up from previous record year /health/2024-06-24/nc-venomous-snake-bite-record-copperhead-poison-control As snakes become active amid summer heat, the North Carolina Poison Control said the reported number of venomous snakebites are already ahead of where they were this time of year in 2020, the state's largest year. Mon, 24 Jun 2024 14:22:16 GMT /health/2024-06-24/nc-venomous-snake-bite-record-copperhead-poison-control Sophie Mallinson What to do if you get bitten by a snake in North Carolina, and how to appreciate them from afar /show/due-south/2024-04-24/what-to-do-if-you-get-bitten-by-a-snake-in-north-carolina-and-how-to-appreciate-them-from-afar As warm weather emerges in North Carolina, so do the snakes. A reptile expert tells us how to observe — and enjoy — snakes from afar. Then, an emergency medicine doctor tells us what to do if you’re bitten by a venomous snake: first, stay calm, and second, seek medical care. Wed, 24 Apr 2024 16:36:06 GMT /show/due-south/2024-04-24/what-to-do-if-you-get-bitten-by-a-snake-in-north-carolina-and-how-to-appreciate-them-from-afar Leoneda Inge, Jeff Tiberii, Rachel McCarthy New antidote on-trial at Duke could be the first to work for most venomous snakes /environment/2022-07-19/new-antidote-first-work-most-venomous-snakes-duke The broad-acting snakebite treatment is in clinical trials at Duke University and around the world. Tue, 19 Jul 2022 11:15:56 GMT /environment/2022-07-19/new-antidote-first-work-most-venomous-snakes-duke Sophia Friesen Not A Snake, Just A Charmer: Your Neighborhood Reptile Wrangler /environment/2020-07-31/not-a-snake-just-a-charmer-your-neighborhood-reptile-wrangler Free time from quarantine has given way to more wandering in backyards, and sometimes people encounter a critter that scares them. That is where Nick… Fri, 31 Jul 2020 16:16:55 GMT /environment/2020-07-31/not-a-snake-just-a-charmer-your-neighborhood-reptile-wrangler Josie Taris, Anita Rao Not A Snake, Just A Charmer: Your Neighborhood Reptile Wrangler /show/the-state-of-things/2020-07-31/not-a-snake-just-a-charmer-your-neighborhood-reptile-wrangler Free time from quarantine has given way to more wandering in backyards, and sometimes people encounter a critter that scares them. That is where Nick… Fri, 31 Jul 2020 16:16:55 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-07-31/not-a-snake-just-a-charmer-your-neighborhood-reptile-wrangler Josie Taris, Anita Rao Why You Should Let A Copperhead Live In Your Yard: Debunking Snake Myths /environment/2018-07-18/why-you-should-let-a-copperhead-live-in-your-yard-debunking-snake-myths With warmer weather and more outdoor activities comes the increase in snake sightings in North Carolina. There are nearly 40 species of snakes in the… Wed, 18 Jul 2018 17:06:50 GMT /environment/2018-07-18/why-you-should-let-a-copperhead-live-in-your-yard-debunking-snake-myths Amanda Magnus, Anita Rao Why You Should Let A Copperhead Live In Your Yard: Debunking Snake Myths /show/the-state-of-things/2018-07-18/why-you-should-let-a-copperhead-live-in-your-yard-debunking-snake-myths With warmer weather and more outdoor activities comes the increase in snake sightings in North Carolina. There are nearly 40 species of snakes in the… Wed, 18 Jul 2018 17:06:50 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-07-18/why-you-should-let-a-copperhead-live-in-your-yard-debunking-snake-myths Amanda Magnus, Anita Rao A Close Encounter With A Copperhead /environment/2015-04-09/a-close-encounter-with-a-copperhead Spring is here, and animals that have hunkered down through the long, cold winter are finally coming out again, now that it’s warm. That’s certainly true… Thu, 09 Apr 2015 12:29:25 GMT /environment/2015-04-09/a-close-encounter-with-a-copperhead Jessica Jones