Copperheads are the most common venomous snake Kentuckians are likely to encounter, with a range that spans the entire state. The red-brown pit vipers with distinct hourglass-shap ...

Summer vacation can mean spending more time outside. And that means the possibility of encountering creatures you're not used to. They may have a bad reputation, but experts say they're actually ...

POWELL COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - It’s summertime, and people are spending plenty of time outside, but remember, we’re not the only ones who are outside this time of year. If you’ve spent plenty of time ...

A team of researchers with the University of Kentucky is contributing to a nationwide effort to understand a fungal disease impacting native snake species. Ophidiomycosis, or snake fungal disease (SFD ...

POWELL COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT/Gray News) – An EMS team in Kentucky is in hot water after they treated a man who had been bitten by a mamba snake with antivenom. James Harrison, the director of the Kentucky ...

Kentuckians lost more than $72 million last year to fraud, according to sources, with adults over the age of 60 reporting fraud more than any other age group.