You’re stepping onto the patio with a cup of coffee when – freeze – there’s a snake in the grass. Your heart spikes. Your ...

WESTLAND — With a frightening array of creepy, crawly critters, Great Lakes Serpentarium will fittingly open its doors with a ...

Each year, 7,000 to 8,000 people in the United States are bitten by venomous snakes. While some of the bites are painful and may cause non-life-threatening symptoms, there are others that those bitten ...

According to Encyclopædia Britannica, most snake species are non-venomous; over 70% of the 3,700+ known snake species fall ...

Florida vacationers might want to avoid this snake and alligator-infested lake with toxic levels of cyanobacteria on their ...

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (KGO) -- Two days after a San Jose man was bitten by a rattlesnake on top of Mission Peak near Fremont, East Bay Regional Parks has put out a warning to hikers and visitors to ...

Snake milking is a vital scientific process. Trained experts carefully extract venom from snakes. This venom is crucial for ...

If you ever get bitten by a snake, don’t believe what you see in the movies. Tying a tourniquet, slicing your arm, or trying ...

Scientists filmed 36 snake species to study their strike speed. They found vipers, elapids, and colubrids each use unique ...

REPT copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. Australia's venomous snakes are widely viewed as the world's most deadly and are regarded with cautious curiosity, fascination, and, ...