A North Carolina family said their 4-year-old was bitten by a venomous snake on the playground of a day care, but staff failed to call emergency services and reached out to a guardian instead. The boy ...

The day care said it happened on the playground when the 4-year-old was playing near a sandbox, and a worker killed the copperhead snake after the attack. But the boy’s family said the day care never ...

In North Carolina, a family’s fears turned into reality when their son’s playtime became perilous. A 4-year-old is now on the mend in the hospital after an encounter with a copperhead snake at New ...

In recent years, doctors in central North Carolina have noticed a troubling pattern: more patients are arriving in emergency rooms with snake bites. Some hospitals surpassed last year’s totals before ...

ALEXANDER COUNTY, N.C. (WSOC) — A 4-year-old North Carolina boy was sent to the hospital after his family says a snake bit him at day care. The incident reported occurred at New Beginnings Child ...