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Here's a guide to what snakes are venomous throughout Nevada, how to spot them and what to do if you get bit.

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A large number of dead or sick marine animals are showing up on the Pacific Coast; experts suspect an algae bloom with a poisonous toxin is to blame.

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As the weather gets warmer, snakes will begin to appear. In Louisiana, there are seven venomous snake species. What they are ...

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The copperhead and cottonmouth snake species are common to Alabama but how many more are there and what are their habitats?