HOUSTON, Texas -- A Texas cheerleader who said she just wanted to record herself showing off some moves was bitten by a Copperhead snake and had to be rushed to the hospital. While in her backyard ...

The boy's aunt, Brandy Smith, told the Star-Telegram the snake struck her nephew Daniel, injecting venom into his hand. His uncle quickly dispatched the copperhead with a pair of gardening shears and ...

A North Carolina family said their child's day care didn't call 911 when the boy was bitten by a copperhead on the playground ...

A copperhead snake bit an unsuspecting 5-year-old boy outside a Texas home earlier this month, according to his family. The boy, Daniel, was picking up leaves with his uncle on Wednesday, June 1, and ...

Fall brings all the creepy crawlies, including slithering copperheads. These are one of four venomous snakes found in Texas. The Lone Star State has other pit-vipers: rattlesnakes, cottonmouth (or ...

Jess Thomson is a Newsweek Science Reporter based in London UK. Her focus is reporting on science, technology and healthcare. She has covered weird animal behavior, space news and the impacts of ...