When I headed off to a family reunion last month, I expected to return with an article on a quiet, long weekend at a peaceful ...

“I couldn't get it out of his mouth," owner Steve Badgery recalled when his English cocker spaniel William ate the tainted meat Escher Walcott is a Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE, covering stories in ...

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Copperhead snake bites surged in Mississippi over the summer, but you’re less likely to get bit — or even see a copperhead — during the colder months, wildlife experts said. Copperhead bites made up ...

Dusk starts to settle across the landscape. The dirt trail, lit by the last licks of sunlight, winds through the trees. The sound of your shuffling footfalls fills the quiet. Suddenly, you stop.

Some folks may say one good thing about the cold weather is no copperheads. That’s right, across much of South Carolina copperheads and other snakes have entered what’s called brumation. It’s when ...

Winter in Georgia means cooler temperatures, fewer insects and no more snake sightings. Well, maybe everything except that last part. It seems like copperheads in Georgia disappear during the winter, ...

A three-striped poison dart frog in Peru. Image credits: Marina García Burgos. The 10 snakes faced a tough predicament. Collected from the Colombian Amazon, they had been without food for several days ...

Authorities in an Australian state have issued a warning about two food products that contain an ingredient found in rat poison after five people fell sick. Queensland Health and Queensland Police ...

Gardeners and hikers beware: Poison ivy may look like an unassuming plant, but it's one you're going to want to be able to identify before you wind up with an uncomfortable rash. If you do come home ...