Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Summer vacation can mean spending more time outside. And that means the possibility of encountering creatures you're not used to.

POWELL COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - It’s summertime, and people are spending plenty of time outside, but remember, we’re not the only ones who are outside this time of year. If you’ve spent plenty of time ...

Copperhead snakes can be found throughout most of Kentucky, though they are less common in the Bluegrass region around Lexington, according to the University of Kentucky. If you’re sick of this summer ...

Snakebites often happen when people move through the animals' habitat, especially at night when visibility is low.

A team of researchers with the University of Kentucky is contributing to a nationwide effort to understand a fungal disease impacting native snake species. Ophidiomycosis, or snake fungal disease (SFD ...

The bite from the Jameson's mamba snake sent Jim Harrison of the Kentucky Reptile Zoo to the ICU Getty Kentucky Reptile Zoo co-director Jim Harrison was working on an anti-venom project with two ...

A hiker died after being bitten by a rattlesnake in Savage Gulf State Park in Tennessee. The hiker reportedly picked up the snake, which was likely a timber rattlesnake. The hiker died after being ...

Summer vacation can mean spending more time outside. And that means the possibility of encountering creatures you're not used to. They may have a bad reputation, but experts say they're actually ...