When you're hiking in the Smokies, keep an eye out for snakes - but remember that humans probably see only 10% of the snakes ...

Peterson said the most common question he hears is, “Is it poisonous ... snakes sometimes found near human dwellings and structures like the park’s visitor centers or my house in East Tennessee?

Avoid Handling Snakes: This includes any attempts to remove them from your home. Often, snake bites happen when people try to catch, release, or corner a snake, and 100% of these can be prevented.

Others are so poisonous that they can kill thousands with only a few milligrams of venom. But even though they have a deadly reputation, sea snake bites are infrequent. Sea snakes are valuable ...

The Northern cottonmouth, which is a poisonous species, can also be seen in this area. Cumberland River passes through Kentucky and Tennessee and has snakes as one of the living creatures within ...