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A photo of a venomous snake barely visible beneath dead leaves has reminded Aussies to be wary of the creatures. The pictures was taken in bushland near the aptly named Snake Valley, west of Ballarat, on Wednesday. It was found by Hodgson's Snakes, a snake-catching business based out of Ballarat, who revealed the snake in question was a venomous lowland copperhead that can grow up to 1.7m-long. The snake's brown scales can barely be seen as it's almost perfectly camouflaged among the layer of dead leaves on the ground. Hodgson's Snakes' owner, Gianni Hodgson, told Daily Mail Australia they relocated...

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia wildlife authorities say an Eastern Milksnake in Kanawha County has tested positive for snake fungal disease in the first contemporary occurrence in the state. Kevin Oxenrider, Division of Natural Resources wildlife biologist, says dramatic declines in snake populations, particularly rattlesnakes farther north, have been linked to the disease.

OAK PARK HEIGHTS, Minn. (WCCO) — It sounds like a scene out of a horror movie: A Minnesota mom and her kids unsuspectingly move into a house full of snakes. While it may sound hard to believe, it’s the frightening reality for a family left with few options after buying what they once considered the perfect home. Like a couple of crime scene investigators, they treat the property like a puzzle, piecing together a homeowner’s worst nightmare. “Typically, you’ll find them along the siding,” one pest control worker from Adam’s Pest Control said. VIDEO

JAMES ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Firefighters came across a new danger while battling a South Carolina house fire — about a dozen venomous snakes. Local media outlets report the James Island homeowner, who workers in nuisance wildlife removal, told fire crews Tuesday to be aware of up to 80 reptiles in the home's garage. Officials say about a dozen of the reptiles were poisonous snakes. Firefighters had the blaze under control within an hour, but they couldn't enter the home while deadly snakes were potentially on the loose.

CANTON, Ga. -- State wildlife officials are investigating after 10 snakes and three lizards were found in a car during a traffic stop on Interstate 75 north of Atlanta. Authorities say Cherokee County sheriff's deputies pulled the car over on Interstate 75 Monday. Georgia Department of Natural Resources spokeswoman Melissa Cummings told WSB-TV that an Indiana driver had 10 snakes and three different lizard species in the car. Cummings said the snakes were not venomous. She said species included corn, coachwhip, pine, king and Southern hognose snakes - all native to Georgia - plus a rosy boa, a non-native snake....