Warning from wildlife officials about venomous snake in New Jersey: ‘Never touch it’

Warning from wildlife officials about venomous snake in New Jersey: ‘Never touch it’

Wildlife officials issued a warning in Somerset County, New Jersey, to be on guard for northern copperhead snakes after one of the species was seen last week in Watchung, a Garden State borough that’s less than an hour from New York City. The northern copperhead snake is described as having two shades of copper or a reddish-brown color. It “inhabits rocky fields, berry thickets, woodlands and farmlands and may even be discovered among old mulch …

Venomous snake warning issued by wildlife officials in New Jersey: ‘Never touch it’

Wildlife officials issued a warning in Somerset County, New Jersey, to be on guard for northern copperhead snakes after one of the species was seen last week in Watchung, a Garden State borough that's less than an hour from New York City.