The state’s venomous snakes — including copperheads — do not get high off the ground, Owens said. Copperheads — the venomous snake most likely to be seen around central North Carolina and the Triangle ...

With approximately 300,000 black bears in the United States, this species is the country’s most abundant bear, and their ...

Love, who is a birder, was familiar with the behavior and found the display “amusing,” but something stood out: After each ...

Prairie dogs are the Paul Reveres of the Great Plains: They bark to alert neighbors to the presence of predators, with ...

Clean, cool and calling your name—these are the best lakes for swimming in the USA America’s most swimmable lakes When it comes to lakes, we tend to think in one of two directions: breathtaking beauty ...

Contender, a record-breaking 14-foot Great White Shark, has resurfaced off North Carolina after being tagged near ...

NC Poison Control gets 10 times more calls about copperhead bites than all others combined. Here's keep them out of your yard this summer and more.

The natural marvels, which do everything from enabling acrobatic flight to insulating against Antarctic cold, continue to ...

Charlotte faces a week of showers and thunderstorms, with a 60% chance of rain and high humidity. Temp highs in the mid-80s are expected, but outdoor plans may be disrupted due to weather ...

A biotechnology company said it brought back dire wolves. Should these former park denizens be next on the de-extinction list ...

Instead, buy from local plant nurseries or order seeds online from nonprofit organizations like Save Our Monarchs and Garden ...