Snake sightings on the rise across Arkansas as temperatures warm up [Video]

NECESSARY TO PROTECT WOMEN’S RIGHTS. FROM ATHLETICS TO BATHROOMS. SPRINGS TEMPERATURES ARE BRINGING MORE SNAKE SIGHTINGS. WHILE MOST SNAKES AREN’T VENOMOUS, THE INCREASE IN ENCOUNTERS IS RAISING CONCERNS, ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN SAFETY. 40/29’S LAKYRA BANKS IS LIVE WITH WHAT ONE WILDLIFE EXPERTS SAYS YOU SHOULD DO IF YOU COME ACROSS ONE. AS THE WEATHER WARMS UP- SNAKES ARE BECOMING MORE ACTIVE. YOU MAY SPOT THEM IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOODS, PARKS, OR ALONG TRAILS. WHILE THOSE RUN-INS CAN BE ALARMING- WILDLIFE PROFESSOR- REBECCA MCPEAKE SAYS MOST OF THE SNAKES COMMON TO OUR AREA ARE NOT VENOMOUS. BUT- IT’S STILL IMPORTANT TO BE CAUTIOUS- ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO YOUNG CHILDREN. <> (“If you do get bit by one, you need to go to the hospital as soon as possible. Oftentimes it’s like getting a bee sting. And one of the most common responses is and it could be an allergic reaction, for …