Under stress, a corn snake is less likely to act out. If one of these snakes were to bite you, it wouldn’t be a big deal.

An estimated 7,000 to 8,000 people are bitten annually by venomous snakes in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The bites cause only five deaths a year ...

We may be more likely to see snakes this time of year, as the weather warms. Use this information to make encounters less scary.