Jeff Beane News Today

Snakes are ectothermic, meaning they are influenced by the temperatures around them.

If you pet needs antivenin it is important to get your animal to the veterinarian as soon as possible to mitigate the severity of the bite.  

According to Jimmy Mabe of CBS affiliate WGHP in High Point, the snake has two distinct personalities, one of which looks to be more dominant than the other.

"The right side is a little more aggressive than the left," owner Jimmy Mabe said. "So it wants to bite me more."

Copperhead snakes are among the most common in North America. HowStuffWorks gets up close and takes a look at these venomous reptiles.

Cottonmouths are often called water moccasins and are one of four venomous snakes found in North America. HowStuffWorks gets to know these reptiles.

Copperhead snakes are common in North America, and have the distinction of biting more people in the United States than any other snake.

The historic, 120-year-old Teweles and Brandies granary will become a community cultural and events center.

Algonquin runner Ada Gebauer finds her stride after receiving iron deficiency diagnosis couldn’t feel. That was freshman year. Joy? Not possible when your race ends with a ride in a golf cart. A middle school state championship that ends with vomit — Ada Gebauer would take that over what transpired over six months during her first year of high school. Doctor visits, physical therapy, strength training, new activities — anything to reverse the trend. The ailment not only sapped her energy ...

Credit: Todd Pusser Already possessing more salamander species than any other state in the country with 63, North Carolina has just added one more to make it 64. The aptly named Carolina Sandhills Salamander ( Eurycea arenicola) is found in association with springs, seepages and small blackwater streams of the Sandhills region of North Carolina. The Carolina Sandhills Salamander was previously lumped in as an unusual population of the Southern Two-lined Salamander ( Eurycea cirrigera), but res...