The United States is home to many snake species. While most are harmless, some can be very dangerous to humans. Knowing which ...

Doctors sent Jake Latimer home after he was bitten by a banded sea krait, a docile but highly venomous snake. Sea kraits have ...

Getting a snake bite when hiking is certainly scary and could be dangerous or even life-threatening, but the way you treat it ...

Field medics match vials to snakes. This research aims to change that, with antibodies that worked across species in mice.

A North Carolina family said their 4-year-old was bitten by a venomous snake on the playground of a day care, but staff failed to call emergency services and reached out to a guardian instead. The boy ...

A contestant was bitten by a venomous snake on the beach in Fiji, prompting medical personnel to pull him from the game ...

The gray-headed bushshrike launches a ferocious attack against a venomous boomslang snake in sub-Saharan Africa.

When Survivor 49 contestant Jake Latimerwas bitten by a venomous snake while stranded in the middle of Fiji, he thought his ...

After being bitten by a highly venomous snake on Survivor, Jeff Latimer truly thought he was "dying" -- revealing whether he ...

While often overlooked, non-venomous snakes pose risks beyond their bite. Large constrictors can accidentally cause harm ...

According to Encyclopædia Britannica, most snake species are non-venomous; over 70% of the 3,700+ known snake species fall ...