Bug bites that become infected may develop symptoms like warmth, redness, swelling, and pain. Though you may need treatment, infections from bug bites are usually temporary. Rarely, infections can ...

Why and When Do Snakes Bite? As is commonly known, snakes bite for two main reasons: to hunt and to defend. When snakes are on the offensive, they use their venom to immobilize and kill their prey.

Snake bite season is underway in South Florida, with Miami-Dade Fire Rescue warning that the hotter months from April through October bring a surge in snake activity and an increase in emergency calls ...

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 Fayetteville woman says she was bitten by a copperhead snake on Monday while walking with her young son and dog along the Cape Fear River Trail. "I noticed my foot was wet, like, what's going on?" ...

A University of Florida study found that snake bites in the state are an understudied but avoidable risk. Most venomous snake bites in Florida occurred when people, primarily men, intentionally ...