Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. The inland or western taipan, Oxyuranus microlepidotus, is the most venomous snake in the world, according to Britannica. Native to Australia ...

Few creatures inspire awe and terror quite like the formidable snake, but some of these voracious reptiles are more deadly ...

A ban on deadly snakes is on the agenda at the S.C. Legislature. Supporters say the state law is too lax, but reptile lovers ...

World's most venomous snake bit Jeffery Leibowitz. Now, the SC city banned exotic animals including some snakes, primates, ...

Research says that its venom is among the most lethal of any snake, only slightly behind the inland taipan and eastern brown snake. Dubois' sea snakes feed mainly on fish and eels, killing them ...

Most spiders are harmless to humans, as their venom is rarely dangerous except for very young children or those with weak immune systems. Whereas venomous snakes are more dangerous due to their larger ...

Born out of concerns raised last fall when Florence resident Jeffrey Leibowitz was bitten as he free handled an inland taipan ... “Banning venomous snake ownership because of one act is as ...

State officials point to an incident last fall, in which a Florence man who owned venomous snakes was bitten by an inland taipan, a reptile with extremely potent venom that is native to Australia.