New Jersey is home to a rich diversity of snake species, and several of its lakes and rivers are teeming with slithering ...

From spiders to snakes, these are some of New Jersey's most venomous animals, ... Some snakes may be completely black. Per the NJDEP, nobody in New Jersey has ever died from a timber rattlesnake bite.

The snake, a copperhead, bit him on his right-hand index finger, according to Hackensack University Medical Center. Geiger stopped two passersby for help, who in turn called 911.

Black widows are usually found living in wooded areas, according to New Jersey-based pest control company Arrow. However, these spiders commonly enter homes, garages and sheds to build their webs ...