When I headed off to a family reunion last month, I expected to return with an article on a quiet, long weekend at a peaceful ...

Snake envenomation statistics vary from region to region worldwide. In countries with limited or no access to antivenom, the risk of death from a venomous bite is significantly higher. Even in ...

Beheaded venomous snakes like copperheads may still bite hours after death. Snake bite cases are rising as weather warms, Triangle hospitals report. Experts advise avoiding and not handling snakes to ...

Following a fatal cobra bite and a viral python video, DENR-Davao reminds the public of safety protocols and wildlife ...

Why and When Do Snakes Bite? As is commonly known, snakes bite for two main reasons: to hunt and to defend. When snakes are on the offensive, they use their venom to immobilize and kill their prey.

Every summer, without fail, the British press carries alarming stories about snake sightings. On an island that only has one ...

With just venom and precision, these snakes can defend themselves from afar, without ever needing to bite you. Here’s what they teach us about evolution and survival. Most people think of venomous ...

A species of snake has been noted biting and injecting venom into humans after the snake is dead. Getty Images/iStock Photo As darkness descended on a man’s chicken coops in Sivasagar, India, he ...