Headed outdoors in Georgia? Watch your step! These venomous snakes could be hiding nearby. Here's what to know before you go.

Forget fangs full of venom — the backsides of serpents pack secretions volatile enough to kill insect invaders.

According to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, there are three venomous snakes found in Ohio: the eastern copperhead, the massasauga rattlesnake and the timber rattlesnake.