Seven venomous snakes call Louisiana home, including coral snakes, cottonmouths, rattlesnakes and copperheads. According to the Centers for Disease Control, 7,000 to 8,000 people get bitten by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Louisiana is home to approximately 48 species of snakes, and seven of those species are venomous. Louisiana also is home to a ...

The longest snake native to North America is the Eastern indigo snake, which can reach lengths of almost nine feet. While Eastern indigo snakes were historically found in parts of Louisiana, they are ...

Serpents get a bad rap. Their lore, both mythological and pop cultural, can engender fear and hatred of snakes. Unfairly, experts say, humans go after the harmless, slithery rat exterminator in the ...

Louisiana lakes are home to 48 snake species, seven of which are venomous. Caddo Parish restaurants were inspected for food safety violations from June 22-28. The Old Farmer's Almanac predicts a ...

Getting people to change their attitudes about snakes is a difficult task. Knowing more about Louisiana’s snakes can help change some minds. The Hood family members educated, reassured and influenced ...

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The Louisiana Amphibian and Reptile Enthusiasts, along with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, will hold a seminar on snakes at the Heymann Recreational Center in Lafayette, 1500 S.

Kevin Hood and Rachel Hood with Louisiana Snake ID share the truth about snakes and help people be able to identify them from a safe distance. Guatemala declares state of emergency after gangster ...

MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) — On this week’s edition of Zoo to You, NBC 10’s Demetrious Gamble visited the Louisiana Purchase ...

Louisiana has 48 snake species, seven of which are venomous. Lake Pontchartrain is considered the most snake-infested lake in Louisiana. Lake Maurepas, Calcasieu Lake, and Lake Claiborne are also ...