Oklahoma has twice the national average of snakebites annually, putting the state at fourth in the nation. Though the state is home to over 44 different kinds of snakes, which are most active from ...

There are 48 different snake species in Oklahoma. This means that the chances of running into one of these slithering reptiles are relatively high, both in and out of the water. Of those snakes, the ...

Spring marks the busiest time of year for the Oklahoma Poison Center, with spikes in exposure to all kinds of venomous or toxic animals and plants. The Oklahoma Poison Center and the University of ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Just because you ...

For Oklahoma lake-goers, encountering snakes can be a startling and often unsettling part of the lake-day experience. Various snake species inhabit areas in and around the state's waters. “Nearly 50 ...

An unseasonably wet June drove snakes away, but now they’re back. Carl Sandefer opened the Oklahoma City Rattlesnake and Venom Museum in the Oklahoma City Stockyards a year ago July 4. He said there ...

For some, snakes are viewed as charming critters. Even so, these reptiles are dangerous animals you wouldn't want to encounter in the wild, including in Oklahoma. The Sooner State sees a large number ...

An almost-7-foot snake slithered into an Oklahoma man’s dryer vent earlier this week. Wayne Melvin, from Yukon, Okla., saw the snake in his backyard and watched the reptile go into the vent leading ...

When Dorothy met Glinda in the Land of Oz, the question was easy: “Are you a good witch, or a bad witch?” The inquiry is not so easy when Bubba meets a big snake along the creek bank. Bubba might just ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. OKLAHOMA CITY – Fall is right around the ...