An employee at Market Basket in Manchester found the ornate cat-eyed snake inside a shipment. The snake is now being handled by rescue organizations.

For instance, the Sinaloan snake has a coloration that’s similar to coral snakes. However, these milk snakes aren’t venomous. Instead, the bright colors help keep predators away. How big do ...

These characteristics are undoubtedly responsible for its being called "spotted adder" in some regions, an unfortunate name because it brings to mind the truly venomous snakes of Europe and Asia. The ...

The snake, which Fish and Game described as an "unwanted hitchhiker," is mildly venomous. That species of snake is native to Ecuador. Fish and Game said the snake was not hurt and was rehomed ...

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. The copperhead has bitten more people in the United States than any other venomous snake, according to the guide. However fewer snakebite deaths are ...

Toxicologist Jamie Seymour’s job is riskier than most: milking sea creatures of their venom to create life-saving antidotes, or antivenoms. Dozens of Irukandji jellyfish, some no bigger than a ...