A veteran venom extractor explains how snake venom is safely collected and used in life saving medical research.

Human victims of snake bites must quickly get to an emergency department to access an anti-venom that is specific to the type ...

World Atlas said 8 lakes in the US are snake filled and one of those lakes is in Alabama? Which lake slithered onto the list?

One of 8 U.S. lakes with the most snakes, according to World Atlas, is in Alabama, teeming with venomous and non-venomous ...

Every year hundreds of thousands of people are dying from snakebites and theres a global shortage of the one thing that could ...

In deserts, jungles and swamps around the world, snakes are waging a biochemical war against their prey. When a snake displays its fangs, it’s showing off one of evolution’s greatest weapons. This is ...

Woodrats weigh less than half a pound but can survive venomous rattlesnake bites that would hospitalize, or even kill, a full-grown human.

'Zootopia 2 helps give reptile pets a better image – they’re not oddballs...,' said one man who recently bought an Indonesian pit viper Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been ...

A wave of fresh science is challenging a century-old treatment and offering hope to the people snakebites harm most—often far from hospitals and help A rinkhals (Hemachatus haemachatus) in Hluhluwe, ...

Qi Weihao recently welcomed a new family member – a beautiful, highly venomous, blue snake. The 21-year-old from central Jiangxi province bought the Indonesian pit viper for 1,850 yuan ($260) two days ...

Snakes may not be out and about much when it’s cold outside, but since Texas winters can be mild, it’s never a bad idea to stay vigilant. WorldAtlas, a geography news website, put together a list of ...