In Maryland, venomous snakes have slit-like pupils, and extra sensory pit on either side of their head and a diamond-shape head that is much larger than the rest of its body.

Snakes are a common sighting in Maryland, as the state is home to a total of 27 species. Learn more about the 2 most venomous snakes here.

The man has been charged with keeping 10 live poisonous snakes in a small apartment. The snakes included two deadly cobras and six rattlesnakes.

Snakes are a common sighting in Maryland, as the state is home to a total of 27 species. Learn more about the 2 most venomous snakes here.

It is the first venomous snake bite reported in Maryland this year. Maryland has two types of poisonous snakes -- northern copperheads and timber rattlesnake.

He pleaded guilty May 8 to two counts of illegal possession of venomous snakes, the police said. According to the Natural Resources Police, Boyles has been known on social media as “VenomMan20.” ...

A man who was found dead at a Maryland home, where he kept more than 100 snakes, died of a snake bite, according to reports. ... Venomous snake bites can be treated with antivenom.

Animal rehabilitation workers in Maryland were shocked to find that a rat snake had swallowed a car's gear shift knob. The snake likely mistook the knob for a chicken egg.

A man was found dead in his Maryland home this week with more than 100 venomous and non-venomous snakes, authorities said. The man, whose name was not immediately released, was found dead ...