ALEXANDER COUNTY, N.C. (WKRC/WSOC/CNN Newsource) - A copperhead snake bit a 4-year-old boy at a daycare, but the staff allegedly failed to alert anyone to the situation. The incident occurred on the ...

A 4-year-old boy is recovering after being bitten by a copperhead snake at an Alexander County daycare on Thursday. The boy’s family said no one at the daycare called 911, and they weren’t made aware ...

ALEXANDER COUNTY, N.C. (WSOC) — A 4-year-old North Carolina boy was sent to the hospital after his family says a snake bit him at day care. The incident reported occurred at New Beginnings Child ...

Why and When Do Snakes Bite? As is commonly known, snakes bite for two main reasons: to hunt and to defend. When snakes are on the offensive, they use their venom to immobilize and kill their prey.

For some people, their fear of snakes is biblical. But these reptiles are intriguing, specialized creatures worthy of study. For example, when a poisonous snake bites a rat, the complex soup of ...