Every year, 5.4 million people are bitten by snakes. While not all of these snakes are venomous, nearly half are. Of the 2.7 million people poisoned by venomous snake bites each year, between 81,000 ...

Imagine spotting this gorgeous, highly elusive snake on your trip to Southeast Asia. That’s just what happened to one ...

Immunologist Jacob Glanville came across media reports in 2017 of a man who had injected himself hundreds of times with the venom of some of the world’s deadliest snakes, including cobras, mambas and ...

A man who was bitten by a poisonous snake surprised doctors when the venom took 15 hours to start showing its effects. The South Australian man, named Neville Joppich, was bitten on the ankle by what ...

A revolutionary new antidote neutralizes the venom of 19 of the world’s deadliest snakes. Researchers used antibodies from a human donor with a self-induced "hyper-immunity" to snake venom to develop ...

Saw-scaled vipers may be small, but they pack a nasty venomous punch. This one, Echis carinatus sochureki, was used in a study on snake venom. When a saw-scaled viper sinks its fangs into a person, it ...

Tim Friede has been bitten by snakes hundreds of times — often on purpose. Now scientists are studying his blood in hopes of creating a better treatment for snake bites. Friede has long had a ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. We know tha snake venom is highly toxic to humans, but to learn more ...

Snakes have long elicited strong emotions from humans, inspiring both fear and awe across multiple cultures and continents.

Jeff Leibowitz is an advocate of free-handling, in which people control venomous snakes using their bare hands “See how she’s trying to get me,” Jeff Leibowitz says as he holds a thin grey snake ...

Non-venomous snakes are fascinating creatures that rely on skill, strength and strategy rather than venom to survive and thrive. Unlike their venomous relatives, these snakes use constriction, speed ...