While city officials believed the snake, found along the Ten Mile River near Milk Street, was a venomous copperhead, the ...

As temperatures rise, local emergency departments are treating more people with snake bites — including from copperheads.

Veterinary Specialists of Birmingham has already seen dozens of snake bite cases this summer. Dr. Laura Alverson says they ...

Avoid using a tourniquet, applying ice to the bite site or giving your dog antihistamines or anti-inflammatory painkillers, ...