the only venomous snake you’re likely to encounter in the Triangle and central North Carolina. (Rattlesnakes can be found to the east and west of us, and cottonmouths to the southeast.) ...

As a member of the viper family, the cottonmouth’s venom toxicity is ranked fourth among North Carolina’s six venomous snake species, behind the coral snake, eastern diamondback rattlesnake ...

A North Carolina driver walked outside her office ... indeed,” police wrote in a Facebook post. The snake was a non-venomous Burmese python, which can grow to about 16 feet, according to the ...