Tim Friede's brave decision to inject himself with snake venom may be a gamechanger for creating a universal antivenom.

As the leaves turn to shades of orange and brown, a copperhead snake starts to blend perfectly into its habitat. These are ...

A breakthrough study at the University of Queensland has discovered a hidden dangerous feature of the black mamba, one of the ...

Copperheads are venomous pit vipers known for their camouflage. Kingsnakes are nonvenomous constrictors that actively hunt.

An elderly woman and her daughter from Odisha's Keonjhar district died after a snakebite incident. Instead of seeking ...

Two first responders in Kentucky could potentially lose their licences after saving a man’s life. Powell County paramedic ...

Snakeman, who 'self-immunized' himself against snake venom, endured over 200 snake bites to create an antidote One man did ...

A close call in the wild is cause for a community reminder from Scott Courdin at Georgia Southern’s Wildlife Center: “Walk ...

A family found a venomous red-bellied black snake hiding in an old pizza delivery box inside their Sippy Downs, Australia, ...

On Sept. 26, 1957, renowned herpetologist and Field Museum curator emeritus Karl Patterson Schmidt died from a snakebite. He documented the process in meticulous, graphic detail.

The top three largest and longest snakes in Rhode Island are: Allegheny rat snake (42 to 72 inches, can grow up to 8 feet long) Northern black racer (usually 36 to 60 inches long but can reach more ...

A Fayetteville woman was bitten by a copperhead snake while walking with her son and dog along the Cape Fear River Trail.