Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's summertime, which means snakes (and soon, cicadas) are emerging. In the Triangle and central North Carolina, most of the ...

Jul. 28—This story was originally published in 2018. From Harry Potter to Indiana Jones, snakes are among the most maligned species in popular culture. The roots of our aversion to the slithering ...

Fortunately, there are simple but effective ways to deter snakes from your yard without resorting to mothballs or other chemical repellents. A tightly-meshed, partially-buried fence might do the trick ...