The Attleboro Fire Department is warning residents to take precautions after multiple sightings of a venomous copperhead snake in the area of Ten Mile River. The snake is "not commonly seen in this region," the fire department warned in a Facebook post. At least two dogs have been bitten by the snake, which has been seen near Milk Street.

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While the Attleboro area escaped relatively unscathed from Thursday morning's heavy rainstorms, some area communities such as Wrentham and Norfolk did get hit with several inches of rain.