The health secretary wrangled two nonvenomous snakes while visiting Florida in a video that drew widespread attention.

Snakes have a way of making people panic, especially in the summer when more of us are outside hiking, gardening, or walking wooded trails. But in Virginia, only a small number of snake species are actually venomous.

At one point, someone off-camera noted that the snakes appeared to have been mating before Kennedy ‘interrupted’ them. Kennedy then held the twisting snakes closer to the camera while smiling. One of the reptiles appeared to bite his finger during the encounter.

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Climate change is shifting venomous snake ranges worldwide, forcing health systems to rethink where lifesaving antivenom is stocked.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — If you’ve been “hiss-terically” startled by central North Carolina snakes slithering across sidewalks, curling up near creeks, or making surprise appearances in backyards this week,

Even if it's not a venomous species, finding a snake around your home is startling! Here's where they may be hiding and if you need to do something about it.