If a toxin is delivered via a sting or bite, it is called a venom. All toxins are poisons, but not all poisons are toxins.

To treat a spider bite, you'll usually be able to treat it like any other bug bite. Most spider bites do not require medical ...

The new pesticide, based on the venom of a particular spider, kills common agricultural pests but leaves honeybees unharmed. (See “Honeybees in East Africa Resist Deadly Pathogens.”) The bee-friendly ...

Researchers proposed using a toxin in scorpion venom as a treatment for brain tumors. When administered, the chemical ...

Black widow spiders live in cool, dark places. Know how to spot brown widows. Keep them away from your home, avoid a bite.

Enjoying the outdoors carries the danger of running into nature’s less-friendly side: toxic plants and animals. As toxicologists at the University of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Poison Center, we see many ...

Whether one is walking on a park trail or hiking in the woods, it’s exciting to see a snake in the wild. It could be a small one slithering through a pile of leaves on its way back to its hole. Or ...