Kentucky is home to 33 snake species, of which four pose a medical threat to healthy humans. If you have located a snake and ...

FORT KNOX, Ky. – They tend to get a negative reputation, but Kentucky snakes provide a vital benefit to the environment, say authorities. Jared Handley, a wildlife biologist at Fort Knox, admitted he ...

If you grew up fishing or swimming in Kentucky’s many creeks, you’ve likely spotted one — a cottonmouth! Or is it a copperhead? Dr. Steven Price, a herpetologist and associate professor at the ...

POWELL COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - We are about to enter fall, and the weather is still nice enough to do many things outside, but that also means you have a better chance of running into a copperhead.