The local woman reported seeing the snake on Wednesday at a well-used hiking spot in town.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Charles “Chuck” Annicelli, a Connecticut herpetologist who specializes in reptiles and amphibians, has traveled the world looking ...

A woman walking along a trail at the West Hartford Reservoir found herself face to face with a venomous copperhead snake.

(WTNH)– The weather is getting warmer and a lot of animals are becoming more active after a long winter. If you make plans to head to one of Connecticut’s state parks, you may encounter deer, rabbits, ...

A dog was receiving medical treatment after being rescued from a precarious hiking trail in Connecticut, where last week he suffered a venomous snake bite, according to animal control. The rescue from ...

Talk about a slithery surprise. A black rat snake — estimated to be 7 feet in length — was spotted twisting and contorting its lengthy body up the side of Linda Bertolette’s home in Farmington, Conn., ...

Snakes are “active this time of year and if left alone, snakes pose no threat to people.” That is what the Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection wants state residents to know ...

2013 has been proclaimed the Year of the Snake by Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (PARC) to raise awareness for snake conservation. The Connecticut Department of Energy and ...