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Very few things are scarier than stumbling across a venomous snake on your hike or outdoor stroll, so here are some places where you can avoid that feeling.

California now has an official state snake and state shrub, adding to its long list of state symbols. How’s that for alliteration? New state shrub and snake: The big berry manzanita (Arctostaphylos ...

Governor Gavin Newsom announced Oct. 9 that two new state symbols, signing legislation establishing the bigberry manzanita as ...

A Glen Cove couple was stunned to discover that a 4-foot-long snake had taken residence in a baseboard heater — inches from their bed. Lauren and Eric Feinstein found the California kingsnake in their ...

BERKELEY, Calif. -- A rare two-headed snake born at a Berkeley, California, pet store has died. East Bay Vivarium says "Angel" and "Zeke" died one week ago, just one day before their first birthday.