Don’t be afraid: of all of the snake species in Alabama, only six are venomous. Three of those six venomous species are rattlesnakes: the eastern diamondback rattlesnake, the timber rattlesnake, and ...

The cottonmouth snake is one of the most feared and misunderstood reptiles in the Eastern US, often confused with non-venomous species and generally killed on sight even when identified correctly. In ...