Kingsnakes look scary, but they’re non-venomous and rarely bite unless threatened. Here’s what to know before a wild encounter.

Forget fangs full of venom — the backsides of serpents pack secretions volatile enough to kill insect invaders.

Discover the extraordinary world of the grasshopper mouse, a fearless and ferocious rodent that challenges everything we know ...

Both snakes are deadly, but which is more venomous, aggressive, or lethal to humans in a real-life encounter? Find out how they compare.

There is an interesting fact about pigs that not everyone knows: pigs are considered the enemy of snakes, because when these ...

Burmese pythons will be targeted by hunters for a 10-day period starting on July 11 in the annual Florida Python Challenge.

Copperhead snakes are slithering through Georgia just in time for the summer. Where do they hide? How to keep them out? What to do if you see one?

Some snakes are well-known for injecting prey with venom from their fangs. What’s less well known is that they produce toxic stuff at the other end of their bodies, too. Located at the base of ...

Fangs also serve as a critical survival adaptation.In some snakes like vipers, the fangs are long and hinged, folding back when not in use. Others, like elapids, have shorter fixed fangs.

The antitoxin antibodies found in the blood of a Wisconsin man—who voluntarily let snakes bite him for alm0st 20 years—is helping scientists create better antivenom drugs for snakebites.

As Michigan hibernating snakes awake from a long winter, here's where you may find them.