What is West Virginia's deadliest animal? It's probably not the black bear

What is West Virginia's deadliest animal? It's probably not the black bear

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Black bears roam the mountains. Timber rattlesnakes hide among rocks. Copperheads turn up around homes and woodpiles. But the animal most likely to be involved in a fatal encounter with a person in West Virginia may be one residents see almost every day. The white-tailed deer poses an often-overlooked danger in the Mountain State, not because it commonly attacks people, but because thousands of deer cross highways and roads t…