A Tennessee hiker died after being bitten by a timber rattlesnake he picked up. Timber rattlesnakes, copperheads, and massasauga rattlesnakes are Ohio's three venomous snake species. While venomous, ...

Lakes all across Ohio are home to thriving snake populations, including lakes near Cincinnati and Youngstown. Ohio is home to more than 20 snake species, but only three are venomous. The majority of ...

Home to grasslands, canyons, marshes, and other ecosystems, it should come as no surprise that Ohio is just a paradise for snakes. With 25 native snake species — several of which are either aquatic or ...

About 25 million people, or 8% of the population of the U.S., live in the Ohio River basin. The river spans 981 miles, starting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and flowing to Cairo, Illinois, where it ...

That’s what the Ohio Department of Natural Resources said about a recent video showing Ohio’s largest snake species slithering across a trail in Hocking Hills State Park. Wildlife experts identified ...