The North Carolina Helo-Aquatic Rescue Team traveled by helicopter to assist a hiker who was bitten by a snake. Rescue techs ...

National Guard Black Hawk helicopter executes dramatic mountain rescue of teenager bitten by timber rattlesnake while fishing in remote Avery County wilderness.

It’s not just the rain. While it may seem like snakes slither out in droves during a storm, the truth is more complex.

A teenager is recovering after he was bitten by a rattlesnake during a fishing trip in the North Carolina wilderness.

Zain Shah and fishing buddy Kevin Foley, 18, came with a plan to fish until dark and then camp for the night, he says. The ...

Snakes, pollen, and wildfires are all safety ... by Renee Umsted Firefighters from across the state have gone to Western North Carolina to fight wildfires feeding on trees that were downed by ...

Emergency crews responded to an area of Avery County on Monday, June 2, to assist “with the rescue of a hiker that had sustained a snake bite ... in the western North Carolina mountains ...