An 11-year-old Queensland boy who died from a snakebite may have been saved if his father and other adults had sought medical ...

A coroner concluded the 11-year-old's death in Queensland may have been prevented if he had received timely treatment.

A family in Australia received an unwelcome home visitor last week: an eastern brown snake, one of the most dangerous serpents in the world. The highly venomous snake was found curled up in the ...

The victim was bitten three times by the second most venomous snake in the world, the Eastern Brown Snake Charna Flam is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her ...

Snakes are predators, and with exceptions (e.g., egg-eating snakes), they subdue their prey through constriction, aggressive biting, and chewing or by using venom. The mechanism of venom delivery ...

An Australian man has died after being bitten by a highly venomous snake while trying to remove the serpent from a childcare center in an effort "to keep the children safe," local media and emergency ...

Despite the common belief that Australia has some of the most venomous snakes in the world, our new research shows being bitten by a snake is uncommon in Australia and dying from a snakebite is very ...

A horrifying snake discovery has sparked warnings for people to thoroughly check under the covers before bed to avoid getting an alarming surprise. The warning came after an enormous brown snake had ...

Snakes are common in nearly all outdoor environments and typically would much rather be left alone than defend themselves against humans or animals. When they do feel the need to strike, our curious ...

The death of an 11-year-old Queensland boy from a snakebite may have been prevented had he received early medical attention, ...